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architrave (är`kĭtrāv), in architecture, principal beam and lowest member of the classical entablature, the other main members of which are the frieze frieze, in architecture, the member of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice or any horizontal band used for decorative purposes. In the first type the Doric frieze alternates the metope and the triglyph; that of the other orders is plain or ..... Click the link for more information. and the cornice cornice (kôr`nĭs), molded or decorated projection that forms the crowning feature at the top of a building wall or other ..... Click the link for more information. . Its position is directly above the columns, and it extends between them, thus carrying the upper members of the order (see orders of architecture orders of architecture. In classical tyles of architecture the various columnar types fall, in general, into the five so-called classical orders, which are named Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite. ..... Click the link for more information. ). The term also applies to molding around the sides and top of a door or window frame. architrave Architect 1. the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns 2. a moulding around a doorway, window opening, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Above the columns are epistyles nine and a half feet long and four feet high, on which you see superbly carved sculptures of the Thessalian battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths, while on the frieze placed high on the inner walls about two cubits from the top, that great artist Phidias has magnificently represented the victories of Athens in the time of Pericles, each frieze being about the height of a ten-year-old boy. |
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