Anta (architecture) - Wikipedia
WEBAn anta (pl. antæ, antae, or antas; Latin, possibly from ante, "before" or "in front of"), or sometimes parastas (pl. parastades), is a term in classical architecture describing the posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple – the slightly projecting piers which terminate the side walls (of the naos). [1]
Antes people - Wikipedia
WEBThe Antes or Antae (Greek: Ἄνται) were an early Slavic tribal polity of the 6th century CE. They lived on the lower Danube River, in the northwestern Black Sea region (present-day Moldova and central Ukraine), and in the regions around the Don River (in Middle and Southern Russia). [1]
Anta capital - Wikipedia
WEBAn anta capital is the crowning portion of an anta, the front edge of a supporting wall in Greek temple architecture.
Antae Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of ANTA is a pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination.
Antae Meaning, Characteristics & Origins - Study.com
WEBNov 21, 2023 · An anta (plural: antae) is a vertical, rectangular structure at the end of the wall in a Greek stone temple. As opposed to columns, which are freestanding, antae are physically attached to the...
Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Antae
WEBANTAE (παράσταδες).Square pilasters (Non. s. v. p. 30.), which are used as a termination to the side walls of a temple (Antae/1.1), when those side walls are projected beyond the face of the cella, or main body of the building.(Vitruv. iv. 4. 1.) As one of these pilasters is required on each side to form a corresponding support, the word is always used in the …
Anta | Modern, Sustainable & Innovative | Britannica
WEBAnta, in architecture, slightly projecting column at the end of a wall, produced by either a thickening of the wall or attachment of a separate strip. The former type, commonly flanking porches of Greek and Roman temples, is a masonry vestige of the wooden structural posts used to reinforce the.
antae - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBJun 30, 2024 · antae f pl (genitive antārum); first declension (plural only) The pillars on each side of doors or at the corners of buildings.
The Pilaster - Everything You Need to Know - ThoughtCo
WEBAug 26, 2018 · An anta is the post-like strip on either side of a door or on the corner of a building. Pilasters are decorative architectural details most often found on a building's exterior (usually the facade) but also on interior walls of more formal rooms and hallways.
Antae | Article about antae by The Free Dictionary
WEBanta ( pl. antae) A pilaster or a rectangular pier formed by a thickening at the end of a wall, usually projecting into a façade or portico; its capital and base usually differ from those on columns within the portico. Antae usually occur in pairs, with one on …