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Record 1 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
  • Architecture
DEF

Any order, whose columns rise from the ground through several storeys, sometimes called a giant order.

CONT

Another new and popular variant was the "colossal order" with columns running up through two or three storeys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
  • Architecture
DEF

Qualifie un ordre créé au XVIe siècle caractérisé par la hauteur des colonnes ou des pilastres qui correspond à celle de deux étages. Palladio et Vignole en firent grand usage, la Renaissance française l'utilise aussi [...] (Chantilly et Ecouen) ainsi que les XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (Louvre, palais de Gabriel, place de la Concorde). Généralement au-dessus de la corniche se trouve un attique. Cet ordre majestueux enlève à la façade son rapport avec l'ordonnance intérieure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
  • Arquitectura
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