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| Frieze - |
the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and
the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief. |
| Rotunda - |
a large and high circular hall or room in a building, esp. one
surmounted by a dome. |
| Portico - |
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers,
usually attached to a building as a porch. |
| Corinthian columns - |
an upright pillar or post with ornate, spiralling carvings at the
capital. |
| Pediment - |
a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and
raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major
division of a façade. |
| Cornice - |
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting
a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional
purposes. |
| Capital - |
the distinctively treated upper end of a column, pier, or the like. |
| Arcade - |
an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side. |
| Entablature - |
the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between
the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze,
and a cornice. |
| Aedicules - |
a small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building. |
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