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Encyclopediaarchitravearchitrave (är'kitrāv) [key], in architecture, principal beam and lowest member of the classical entablature, the other main members of which are the frieze and the cornice. Its position is directly above the columns, and it extends between them, thus carrying the upper members of the order (see orders of architecture). The term also applies to molding around the sides and top of a door or window frame. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on architrave from Infoplease:
- frieze - frieze frieze, in architecture, the member of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice ...
- entablature - entablature entablature , the entire unit of horizontal members above the columns or pilasters in ...
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