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Colonnade

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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A number of columns supporting an entablature, symmetrically arranged in one (monostyle) or more rows (polystyle), called peristyle when surrounding a building or court. The most notable in ecclesiastical architecture is that of Saint Peter's, with 284 columns in four rows and 162 statues of the saints on balustrades, erected by Bernini, 1665-1667.

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Entry for 'Colonnade'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/colonnade.html. 1910.
 
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