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plan of the Treasury of the Athenians at Delphi, Greece
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An anta (pl. antæ) (Latin, possibly from ante, 'before' or 'in front of') is an architectural term describing the posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple - the slightly projecting piers which terminate the walls of ...
Anta (-ae): pilaster forming the ends of the lateral walls of a temple cella; when the façade consists of columns set between two antae, the columns are said to be in antis ...
ANTA The end of a wall decorated by a pilaster. Columns in antis are columns between two antae, a customary arrangement for porticoes.
ANTEFIX A vertical ornament placed above the building's eaves.
anta: (pl. -ae) strengthening of a wall termination, resembling a pilaster, generally at the ends of the projecting walls of a portico.
Anta
In Classical temples, the pilaster like projecting end of a portico wall often framing columns, which are then said to be in antis Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski ...
Anta - A pilaster of which the base and capital do not conform with the order used elsewhere on the building; it is usually placed at the ends of the projecting walls of a temple portico or pronaus.
In Antis Columns are 'in antis" when they stand between square piers call anta.
Ionic Order A classical order distinguished by a capital with spiral scrolls, called volutes.
Jamb The straight side of a doorway or window.
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An anta is a pilaster with a different base and capital from the order used elsewhere on the building. They are usually placed at the ends of a row of columns which are then said to be "in antis".
 See also: Doorway, Greek, Pilaster, Architecture, Classical
  
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