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Recent Examples of entablature
Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 July 2025
Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
The parts of the flows with clear columns are called the colonnade while the areas where the columns are less-than-perfect or absent are the entablature.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
Columns in the Takachicho-kyo Gorge in Japan, showing the colonnade and entablature common in these columnar jointed basalt flows.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
The luxurious Breakfast Room’s fireplace ensemble, including Roman Doric columns supporting an exquisite entablature, is as brilliantly designed, if not as eye-catching, as the Banquet Hall’s triple fireplace.
—Catesby Leigh, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
Bas reliefs on the entablature feature important thinkers such as Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2021
Those ornamental capitals on top of columns were a way to muffle the violence of a vertical pillar piercing into a horizontal beam or entablature.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 July 2025
Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
The parts of the flows with clear columns are called the colonnade while the areas where the columns are less-than-perfect or absent are the entablature.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
Columns in the Takachicho-kyo Gorge in Japan, showing the colonnade and entablature common in these columnar jointed basalt flows.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
The luxurious Breakfast Room’s fireplace ensemble, including Roman Doric columns supporting an exquisite entablature, is as brilliantly designed, if not as eye-catching, as the Banquet Hall’s triple fireplace.
—Catesby Leigh, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
Bas reliefs on the entablature feature important thinkers such as Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2021
Those ornamental capitals on top of columns were a way to muffle the violence of a vertical pillar piercing into a horizontal beam or entablature.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entablature
Noun
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High-relief friezes and stone mosaics of human figures suggest Gran Pajatén’s central cultural role.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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At his Yale School of Architecture, casts of antique friezes line the walls of the stark interior, togaed statuary poised under the great central skylight.—
Ian Volner,
Artforum,
28 May 2025
Noun
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But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The warehouse features a striking decorative concrete cornice made up of rectangles and squares.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
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Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Almost all states saw decreases, with Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin as well as the capital Washington, D.C. reporting declines of 35 percent or more.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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As Russian troops slowly clawed back most of Kursk, attacks on Sumy – and its regional capital, Sumy city – increased.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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The Let’s Toast series, inspired by the ESSENCE column, centered the stories of Black folks making waves in the wine industry, in tequila, and those who’ve embraced sober living in their lives and businesses.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 July 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The original door frames with fluted pilasters and elaborate casings were stripped down and restored throughout the 42-foot-long space.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Hou identifies three core pillars that guide its allocations: income generators, secular growth equities and alpha-generating alternative investments.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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As with fellow pillars of contemporary California cuisine in the Bay Area, Quince is devoted to sourcing the best product.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 July 2025
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In addition to a waterproof exterior, the boots have a grippy outer sole and adjustable buckle on the 16-inch calf shaft.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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She’s sponsored by LA GOLF, the company that supplies Bryson DeChambeau’s shafts.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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“Entablature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entablature. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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