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==In classical architecture== [[File:Nimes maison carrée.jpg|thumb|Cornice of [[Maison Carrée]] ([[Nîmes]], France), a [[Roman temple]] in the [[Corinthian order]], with [[dentil]]s nearest the wall.]] In [[Ancient Greek architecture]] and its successors using the [[classical order]]s in the tradition of [[classical architecture]], the cornice is the topmost element of the [[entablature]], which consists (from top to bottom) of the cornice, the [[frieze]], and the [[architrave]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leffler |first1=Lue |title=What Is Architrave? |url=https://mdfskirtingworld.co.uk/blog/what-is-architrave/ |website=MDF Skirting World |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> Where a triangular [[pediment]] is above the entablature, the cornice continues all round the triangle, the two sides being "raking cornices". The vertical space below the cornice is typically decorated by [[dentil]]s (little teeth) or the larger [[modillion]]s. The [[soffit]], or horizontal space under a projecting cornice, may be elaborately carved with vegetal designs.
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