Antae
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ANTAE (a Lat. plural word, possibly from ante, before), an architectural term given to slightly projecting pilaster strips which terminate the winged walls of the naos of a Greek temple.
n pl antae [ˈæntiː]
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway
Translations ...
When there are columns between antae, as in a porch facade, rather than a solid wall, the columns are said to be in antis. (See temple.)
[edit] Further reading ...
A portico which has two columns between antae, known as distyle-in-antis.
diwan-i-aam
hall of public audience ...
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.
Distyle in Antis
In a Classical temple referring to a portico with two columns between piers (antae) projecting from the cella walls. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski ...
Distyle in antis - In classical architecture, a Portico with two columns between pilasters or antae.
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 ...
(French, lit. basket handle): Arch of three-centred and depressed type, or with a flat centre; also called a basket arch.Antae (singular: anta) ...
Distyle - portico which has two columns between antae, known as distyle-in-antis.
 See also: Antis, Pilaster, Portico, Architecture, Greek
  
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