Barriera Albertina, the Toll Houses
Other useful images to understand elements in classical Greek architecture:
Some definitions
Architrave Main weightbearing and weight-distributing element of entablature
Cornice Projecting crowning member of the entablature framing the pediment
Entablature The upper part of a classical building supported by columns or a colonnade, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice
Frieze Molded horizontal projection that together with two sloping cornices forms a triangle that enframes the pediment
Metope The square panel between the triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often sculpted in relief
Naos or cella A room with no windows that usually housed the cult statue of the deity
Pediment Triangular shape at the end of a building, formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colonnade
Peristyle External colonnade on all four sides
Pronaos The space, or porch, in front of the cella, or naos, of an ancient Greek temple
Stoa A covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use.
Stylobate The stepped platform upon which colonnades of temple columns are placed
Triglyph A stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Tympanum A vertical recessed triangular space forming the centre of a pediment, typically decorated
Architrave Main weightbearing and weight-distributing element of entablature
Cornice Projecting crowning member of the entablature framing the pediment
Entablature The upper part of a classical building supported by columns or a colonnade, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice
Frieze Molded horizontal projection that together with two sloping cornices forms a triangle that enframes the pediment
Metope The square panel between the triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often sculpted in relief
Naos or cella A room with no windows that usually housed the cult statue of the deity
Pediment Triangular shape at the end of a building, formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colonnade
Peristyle External colonnade on all four sides
Pronaos The space, or porch, in front of the cella, or naos, of an ancient Greek temple
Stoa A covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use.
Stylobate The stepped platform upon which colonnades of temple columns are placed
Triglyph A stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Tympanum A vertical recessed triangular space forming the centre of a pediment, typically decorated