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{{Short description|Architectural element}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2019}} [[File:Entablatures at Caesarea Maritima.JPG|thumb|260px|Entablatures at [[Caesarea Maritima]]]] [[File:Another Veneres Temple remains (4293441020).jpg|thumb|260px|Entablature at the [[Temple of Venus Genetrix]], Rome]] An '''entablature''' ({{IPAc-en|Ι|n|Λ|t|Γ¦|b|l|Ι|tΚ|Ιr}}; nativization of [[Italian language|Italian]] {{lang|it|intavolatura}}, from {{lang|it|in}} "in" and {{lang|it|tavola}} "table")<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Entablature|volume=9|page=654}}</ref> is the [[superstructure]] of [[molding (decorative)|molding]]s and bands which lies horizontally above [[column]]s, resting on their [[capital (architecture)|capitals]]. Entablatures are major elements of [[classical architecture]], and are commonly divided into the [[architrave]] (the supporting member immediately above; equivalent to the lintel in [[post and lintel]] construction), the [[frieze]] (an unmolded strip that may or may not be ornamented), and the [[cornice (architecture)|cornice]] (the projecting member below the [[pediment]]).<ref name=EB1911/> The [[Greek temple|Greek]] and [[Roman temple|Roman]] temples are believed to be based on wooden structures, the design transition from wooden to stone structures being called [[Classical architecture#Petrification|petrification]].
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