Entablature

Entablatures are horizontal moldings and bands located immediately above columns, caryatids, and other similar supports.

There are usually three sections of the entablature:

1. the architrave (lowest), a beam.
2. the frieze (central), an unmolded strip with or without ornament.
3. the cornice (top), moldings projecting from the edge of the frieze.

See also

Columns Feature
Columns links
Acropolis entry
Atlas entry
Caryatid entry
Erectheum entry

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