Epistyle
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EPISTYLE (Gr. E?ri, upon, and Traos, column), the Greek architectural term for architrave, the lower member of the entablature of the classic orders.
Epistyle: see architrave.
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Also Known As: epistyle, epistylo, door frame, lintel, beam
Common Misspellings: entabature, entabalature, entableture, entlabature, entabiture
Classical Architecture ...
Architrave -Originally an architrave (also called epistyle) is the lintel or beam that rests on the capitals of the columns. As such, it is the lowest part of the entablature consisting of architrave, frieze and cornice.
Athos - Has photographs of the templon with details of the epistyle.
Cyprus's Centre of Cultural Heritage - Contains a photo of a rebuilt "modern" templon.
Templon of Saint Luke of Stiris - Hosios Loukas, Phokis, Boeotia, Greece.
1. The lowermost part of an entablature in classical architecture that rests directly on top of a column. Also called epistyle.
2. The molding around a door or window.
 See also: Trave, Architrave, Entablature, Classical, Architecture
  
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