Capital (architecture)
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capital-architecture-175-7592068
title:
Capital (architecture)
text:
In architecture, the capital or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column. It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface. The capital, projecting on each side as it rises to support the abacus, joins the usually square abacus and the usually circular shaft of the column. The capital may be convex, as in the Doric order; concave, as in the inverted bell of the Corinthian order; or scrolling out, as in the Ionic order
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Upper part of a column
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(architecture)
date created:
2003-11-02T09:32:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T15:35:27Z
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13
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