colonnade

(noun)

A series of columns at regular intervals.

Related Terms

  • abacus
  • volute
  • dipteral
  • stoa
  • acanthus
  • orthogonal

Examples of colonnade in the following topics:

  • Architecture in the Hellenistic Period

    • This portico consists of a double colonnade.
    • The exterior colonnade on the ground level was built in the Doric order, and the interior was Ionic.
    • The structure creates a series of imposing spaces from the exterior colonnade to the oracle rooms and the interior courtyard inside of which the shrine to Apollo stood.
    • It was to be flanked by a double colonnade of eight columns across the front and back and twenty-one on the flanks, surrounding the cella.
  • Fourth Declension

    • The following nouns in -us are Feminine: acus, needle; domus, house; manus, hand; porticus, colonnade; tribus, tribe; Īdūs (Plural), Ides; also names of trees (§ 15, 2).
  • Hatshepsut

    • The focal point of the tomb was the Djeser-Djeseru or "the Sublime of Sublimes", a colonnaded structure of perfect harmony that predates the Parthenon by nearly one thousand years.
    • Hatshepsut's temple is most famous for its Djeser-Djeseru, a colonnaded structure of such architectural skill, that predates the Parthenon by nearly one thousand years.
  • Architecture in the Greek High Classical Period

    • Many temples during the Classical period followed this formula for their peripteral colonnade, although not all.
    • Thirdly, it shares some attributes with the Parthenon, such as a colonnade in the naos. 
    • However, in this case the colonnade is a single story, and only the columns of the temple (not the stylobate) have entasis.
  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • Columns were placed on the edge of the stylobate in a line or colonnade, which was peripteral and ran around the naos (inner chamber that holds a cult statue) and its porches,.
    • Columns were placed on the edge of the stylobate in a line or colonnade, which was peripteral and ran around the (inner chamber that holds a cult statue) and its porches, completely surrounding the temple.
    • For instance, most Greek temples (except the earliest) followed the equation 2x + 1 = y when determining the number of columns used in the peripteral colonnade.
    • Its colonnade has six columns across its width and twelve columns down its length.
    • In this case there are five on each side, and each colonnade has two stories.
  • Aegina

    • Its colonnade has six columns across its width and twelve columns down its length.
    • In this case there are five on each side, and each colonnade has two stories.
  • Hatshepsut

    • But Hatshepsut's masterpiece was a mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri; the focal point was the Djeser-Djeseru ("the Sublime of Sublimes"), a colonnaded structure built 1000 years before the Greek Parthenon.
  • Indian Architecture under British Imperialism

    • The building is circular in form and is sided by two rectangular sections; the entrance is lined with twelve colonnades and two British lions, with the motto of East India Company engraved on them.
    • The plan of the building consists of one large central part covered with a larger dome, with colonnades separating the two chambers.
  • Architecture of the New Kingdom

    • The focal point of the tomb was the Djeser-Djeseru, a colonnaded structure of perfect harmony that predates the Parthenon by nearly one thousand years.
    • Hatshepsut's temple is most famous for its Djeser-Djeseru, a colonnaded structure of such architectural skill, that predates the Parthenon by nearly one thousand years.
  • Renaissance Architecture in Venice

    • In the case of Villa Badoer, the open barn, formed by a large circular colonnade, enclosing the front yard in front of the villa, created a space that recalled the ancient idea of the Roman Forum, bringing all campaign activities to gravitate in front of the villa itself.
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