Definition of Caryatids. Meaning of Caryatids. Synonyms of Caryatids

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Definition of Caryatids

Caryatids
Caryatid Car`y*at"id, n.; pl. Caryatids. [See Caryatides.] (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.
Caryatid
Caryatic Car`y*at"ic, Caryatid Car`y*at"id, a. Of or pertaining to a caryatid.
Caryatid
Caryatid Car`y*at"id, n.; pl. Caryatids. [See Caryatides.] (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

Meaning of Caryatids from wikipedia

- designers, such as the four terracotta caryatids on the porch of St Pancras New Church, London (1822). Many caryatids lined up on the facade of the 1893 Palace...
- century BC Athenian workmanship. It is one of a group of five surviving caryatids found on the same site, arranged to form a colonnade in a religious sanctuary...
- and the wastes of Central Asia. The Caryatids. Del Rey Books. February 2009. ISBN 978-0-345-46062-2. The Caryatids title listing at the Internet Speculative...
- Empire, one of the Caryatids was dubbed Saint Demetra by the locals and worshipped as patron saint of agriculture and crops. The Caryatid was removed from...
- Hall of Caryatids. Starting in year 2000, the Italian government has commissioned a fuller restoration of the royal palace. The Hall of Caryatids was not...
- Ajax. The caryatid is the female precursor of this architectural form in Greece, a woman standing in the place of each column or pillar. Caryatids are found...
- Front view showing the six caryatids Three-quarter view of the caryatids Front view showing two caryatids Front view of a caryatid Balustrade detail Front...
- Megleno-Romanians, Slavophones, Roma) Women Life expectancy Culture Anastenaria Caryatid Clean Monday Concept of kingship Dress (Chiton, Chlamys, Exomis, Fustanella...
- Jenners signage Two pairs of caryatids flanking first floor window, bay five, Princes Street façade Left pair of caryatids, one, with harp, representing...
- Vitruvius had his own opinion on the history behind the caryatids. Vitruvius claims that the caryatids were maidens of Karyes who were held captive as slaves...