Entablature
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An entablature (
Overview
The structure of an entablature varies with the
Doric
In the pure classical
.The frieze is dominated by the
The cornice is split into the soffit, the corona, and the cymatium. The soffit is simply the exposed underside. The corona and the cymatium are the principal parts of the cornice.
Ionic
The Ionic order of entablature adds the fascia in the architrave, which are flat horizontal protrusions, and the dentils under the cornice, which are tooth-like rectangular block moldings.
Corinthian
The
The frieze is sometimes omitted—for example, on the portico of the caryatides of the
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Entablature of the Doric order
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Entablature of the Ionic order
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Entablature of the Corinthian order
Non-classical architecture
The entablature together with the system of classical columns occurs rarely outside classical architecture. It is often used to complete the upper portion of a wall where columns are not present, and in the case of pilasters (flattened columns or projecting from a wall) or detached or engaged columns it is sometimes profiled around them.[2] The use of the entablature, irrespective of columns, appeared after the Renaissance.
See also
- Classical order
- Classical architecture
- Prastara, an entablature in the Hindu temple architecture
References
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Entablature". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 654. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Poole, homas Henry (1909). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).