What's the difference between architrave and entablature?

Architrave


Definition:

  • (n.) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column.
  • (n.) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The two Art Deco restaurants in the 1930s building, which were once home to the Atlantic Bar & Grill and Titanic, have been painstakingly restored, from the timber veneer, marble pillars and gold leaf architraving to the brass fittings, apple green ceiling and original wallpaper.
  • (2) The "architrave" created rests on the tensor tympani while the palisaded epitympanum and antrum plasty allows ventilation of the antrum.

Entablature


Definition:

  • (n.) The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice.

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