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Colonnades

Scope note

Use for rows of columns supporting an entablature and often one side of a roof. Includes spaces behind such a feature when they are long and used for circulation.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002613

Broader Terms used

<structural assemblies>

Narrower Terms used

peristyles (colonnades)

Term used for

orthostyles

Equivalent Terms used

colonnade

Created

12yrs ago

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