colonadă colonnade

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Definition / notes:Succesiune uni-sau pluri-liniară de coloane de acelaşi tip sau de tipuri diferite, unite prin arhitrave ori prin arce, care se constituie în ansambluri independente.
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In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, as in the famous elliptically curving colonnades that Bernini added to the façade of The apostel Peter's Basilica in Rome, which embrace and define the Piazza.
URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonnade
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