entablature
Atop the columns
An entablature is the horizontal structure resting on columns in classical architecture, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
It spans the space between columns and the roof, forming the upper portion of a classical order.
The term appears mainly in architectural writing: The entablature was decorated with intricate carvings.
Lowest entablature element
Austere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- TuscanOf a central Italian region
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
Greek · Roman · Palladian · neoclassical · Renaissance · Beaux-Arts
Horizontal beam on verticals
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- beamStructural support member
- spanDistance between endpoints
- supportTo uphold or sustain
capital · column · pilaster · colonnade · peristyle · portico · superstructure · horizontal
Spiny-leaved ornamental plant
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- guillocheIntertwined curved ornamental pattern
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
relief · carving · ornamentation · gilding · polychrome · festoon · garland · bas-relief
architrave
Lowest entablature element
Doric
Austere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- TuscanOf a central Italian region
classical · Greek · Roman · Palladian · neoclassical · Renaissance · Beaux-Arts
post-and-lintel
Horizontal beam on verticals
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- beamStructural support member
- spanDistance between endpoints
support · capital · column · pilaster · colonnade · peristyle · portico · superstructure · horizontal · spanning
acanthus
Spiny-leaved ornamental plant
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- guillocheIntertwined curved ornamental pattern
enrichment · relief · carving · ornamentation · gilding · polychrome · festoon · garland · bas-relief · figurative
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- tympanumSound-receiving ear membrane
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
sanctuary · frieze · procession · Elgin · mythology