entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roofarchitrave - the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns attic - (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof cornice - the topmost projecting part of an entablature frieze - an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |