ENTABLATURE


Meaning of ENTABLATURE in English

n.

Assemblage of horizontal moldings and bands supported by the columns of Classical buildings.

The entablature is usually divided into three main sections: the lowest band, or architrave, which originally took the form of a beam running from support to support; the central band, or frieze, consisting of an unmolded strip with or without ornament; and the top band, or cornice, constructed from a series of moldings that project from the edge of the frieze. Most entablatures correspond to or are derived from the Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian order .

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