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Detail of a Corinthian entablature showing ornate capitals with acanthus leaves and scrolls, topped by a frieze featuring a sculpted face with foliage.

Greek architectural elements, including a Corinthian capital exhibiting the characteristic acanthus leaves.

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Frieze Cornice Architrave Pulvinated frieze metope triglyph Order Corinthian order Composite order Doric order Ionic order Capital Dado plinth Superposed order Colossal order Tuscan order

Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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