architrave

/ahr-ki-treyv/US // ˈɑr kɪˌtreɪv //UK // (ˈɑːkɪˌtreɪv) //

拱形结构,拱廊,拱形板,拱门

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Architecture.
- : the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns.
- : a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, especially a rectangular one, as of a door or window.

The horizontal lines of the architrave and cornice predominate over the vertical lines of the columns.
The architrave has the height of one half of the thickness of a column.
On the capitals of the pillars there runs all round a stately architrave and cornice, rarely carved.
Eight porphyry columns support an antique architrave; and eight smaller columns of marble rise from this and support the dome.
This Francesco made an architrave-ornament running downward from above, which is wrong according to the rules of architecture.