Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Colonnade
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A range of columns supporting either arches or an entablature and usually one side of a roofPeristyle: The main body of the sanctuary in Greek temples was entirely surrounded by a single row of columns in the late 7th century BCE.
Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Beaux Arts Classicism, Classical Revival, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Neoclassicism, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire
Examples from Buffalo architecture
- Illustration above: Our Lady of Victory Church, Lackawanna
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Interior Sculpture Court
Other examples:
