Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Architrave
AR ka trave

1. The lowest of the 3 main parts of an entablature that rests directly on top of a column

2. The molded frame around a door or window

Greek: "architrave" - chief beam

Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Beaux Arts Classicism, , ..... Classical Revival, , ..... Federal, , ..... Georgian Revival, , ..... Greek Revival, , ..... Neoclassicism, , ..... Renaissance Revival, , ..... Second Empire

Shouldered (eared) architrave

Architrave window: with consoles or cornice; Example, with consoles: Palazzo Medici-Riccardi

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Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum (Definiton #1)
  
  
• Illustration above: Niagara Share Building (Definiton #2)
  
  
• City Hall (Definiton #1)
  
  
• Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Definiton #1)
  
  
• Buffalo Savings Bank / Goldome / M& T Bank Branch (Definiton #1)
  
  
• Octagon House (Definiton #2)
  
  
• John W. Cowper House (Definiton #2)
  
  
• Callahan House (Definiton #2)
  
  
• 71 Symphony Circle (Definiton #2)

Other examples:

• Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC

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