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Recent Examples of frieze
The Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, are a frieze of sculptures that once adorned the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
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Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
At the center of the frieze, next to Dionysus’ companion Silenus, stands a woman.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Note, too, the gold mosaic frieze designed by artist Walter Crane, and shipped over piece by piece from Venice.
—Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025
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Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
At the center of the frieze, next to Dionysus’ companion Silenus, stands a woman.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Note, too, the gold mosaic frieze designed by artist Walter Crane, and shipped over piece by piece from Venice.
—Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
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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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The gate is an imposing sandstone façade, beautifully detailed with wreaths, moldings, cornices, and other elements of classical architecture.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 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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Submit your questions here and Joe Buscaglia will answer them in his mailbag column.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Of the 22 columns, 12 were profitable and 12 beat the index.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
14 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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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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Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Dec. 2024
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Because a bat has a thick barrel and rotates when swung, its motion and power depend on the distribution of weight across the entire shaft, not just in one spot.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Power is transferred to the back wheel via a shaft drive and six-speed gearbox.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2025
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After so much death, the Millers, pillars of the Jackson community, now have a 5-year-old son, Benjamin (Ezra Benedict Agbonkhese).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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In short, science reveals that sleep is a pillar of human overall health.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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