Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Metope
MET a pee
The spaces between two triglyphs on a Doric frieze
Greek: "meta" = between + "ope" = an opening
In ancient examples, sometimes left open; afterwards applied to the carved slab
Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Beaux Arts Classicism, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Neoclassicism, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire
Examples from Buffalo architecture
- Illustration above: Forest Lawn Cemetery Delaware Avenue Entrance Gate
- Ellicott Square Building Decorated with medallions
- Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum
- Letchworth-Skinner Mausoleum
- Harold Esty House
- George K. Birge House
Other examples:
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Parthenon, Athens, Greece (Sculptures in metopes)
