Capital (Architecture)
In architecture , a marquee is a piece of flared crowning a column and send him the charges to be worn. From a decorative standpoint, it is the crowning the top of a pole , a column , a pillar , a pillar , etc..
The classical architectural orders are easily recognized by their marquee: Tuscan order , Doric , Ionic , Corinthian and composite order.
a: Tuscany - b: Doric
c: Ionic - d: Ionic modern
e: Corinthian - f: Composite
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 Tent leaves water feature Abbeys Cistercian. |  Tent of the eleventh century , the crypt of the cathedral of Bayeux. |  Chapiteau de Saint-Georges-de- |  Tent of the abbey church of the Trinity, Caen. |
 Tent of the eleventh century , the crypt of the cathedral of Bayeux. |  Capitals in the Abbey of Fecamp. |  Tent polychrome XI century the Abbey of Saint-Sever. | |
 Capital of the church Notre-Dame-du-Fort to Etampes |  Drawing a marquee in the cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Lisieux. |  Capital of the cloister of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux 1170, Chalons-en-Champagne |
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