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Architecture

Guttae

Small conical or cylindrical drop-like ornaments characteristic of the Doric order.

Mausoleum

A monumental tomb or funerary building intended to commemorate and house the remains of an individual or group.

Metope

A rectangular panel in the frieze of the Doric order, positioned between triglyphs.

Obelisk

A tall, tapering, four-sided monolithic monument terminating in a pyramidal top.

Socle

The supporting base beneath a sculpture, column, urn, or architectural element.

Stylobate

The uppermost step of the classical temple platform, directly supporting the columns.

Taenia

A narrow horizontal band in the Doric entablature, located at the top of the architrave immediately below the frieze.

Triglyph

A vertically grooved block in the frieze of the Doric order, alternating with metopes.

Dôme

French for dome: a curved architectural vault or roof spanning a circular, polygonal, or sometimes square space.

Tympanum

The enclosed wall or panel surface within a pediment, or the corresponding field over a doorway bounded by an arch and lintel.