Stereobate
a substructure or foundation of masonry visible above ground level.
Stigmata (pl.) ...
It is common for the hidden portions of each level of the stereobate to be of a lower grade of material than the exposed elements of the steps and the stylobate; ...
Stylobate : also know as stereobate, the immediate foundation of a row of classical columns.
Stoa : a long, columned building used as a meeting place and shelter in ancient Greece that was usually in an agora.
The immediate foundation of a row of classical columns. Also called stereobate.
[Latin stlobata, from Greek stlobats : stlos, pillar; see st- in Indo-European roots + bainein, to walk; see gw- in Indo-European roots.] ...
According to Penrose the rise of the curved stylobate of the Parthenon had already been obtained in the stereobate carrying it, long before the problem of bedding the columns on the curve had arisen.
 See also: Greek, Stylobate, Temple, Architecture, Ground
  
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