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Recent Examples of frieze
The sumptuous Unesco heritage site designed by Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann, is graced by an original Gustav Klimt mosaic frieze, The Tree of Life (1905-1911).
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The frieze is located within the Casa del Tiaso or House of Thiasus in Regio IX in Pompeii.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
This is not the first massive frieze in the archaeological park to feature a Dionysian ritual.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The Brewers swing for the Bronx’s pearly white frieze to start a third consecutive NL Central title defense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The frieze is located within the Casa del Tiaso or House of Thiasus in Regio IX in Pompeii.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
This is not the first massive frieze in the archaeological park to feature a Dionysian ritual.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The Brewers swing for the Bronx’s pearly white frieze to start a third consecutive NL Central title defense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
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The cornice is reminiscent of Mayan patterns and design; some scholars attribute the inspiration to his admiration of pre-Columbian architecture, while others attribute it to European design practices at the time.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
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The addition neither aspires to novelty nor imitates great age, being free of balustrades, pilasters, dentil cornices, and all the other surface frosting that Beaux-Arts architects considered indispensable.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
2 Feb. 2015
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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The current owners have lovingly maintained and restored the home over the past 10 years, preserving many of its original elements, including intricate wall paneling, grand fireplaces, box cornices, and detailed architraves.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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Joe Mathews writes the Connecting California column for Zócalo Public Square.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The mosaics date from that time, and the interior also boasts Classical columns plundered from other buildings, although it’s encased in a Neoclassical facade built in the 1700s.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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On the other side of the Nile, which runs through the capital, Babakir Khalid, 2 months old, gasped for breath.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The pilot eventually managed to land the airplane outside Belize City after being forced to circle the airspace between northern Belize and the capital.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Located at 25 West Hills Drive, a quiet cul-de-sac in Avon, this colonial has undeniable curb appeal enhanced by a central front door that is recessed for protection from the weather and defined by pilasters on either side.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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The Fire Department also responded to the call and said that the woman fell at least 50 feet down a shaft at a hydroelectric plant.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Like all big BMWs, final drive is by shaft and there are six gears to choose from.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those pillars don’t change, but AI will influence how they are built.—
Hunter McMahon,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to the European Space Agency (ESA), a pillar of cold gas and dust 9.5 light-years tall is unfurling along the length of the new image.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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