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caryatids (noun): Sculpted female figures used as architectural supports in place of columns or pillars, typically found in ancient Greek and Roman buildings
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Caryatids were columns carved in the shape of females.
Featuring carved anthropomorphic figures and caryatids.
The caryatids were added to the tomb at a later stage.
On the first floor they have caryatids as counterparts.
The one story arcade is flanked by a series of arches supported by caryatids.
These finish with caryatids and a moulded cornice.
Bergamo drawers with caryatids.
Above them are caryatids supporting the next level.
The figures are separated by caryatids.
On either side figures of caryatids with plant motifs and cherubs.
Its facade is very recognizable with the presence of two caryatids.
Let the liqueurs spill over the caryatids in palace corridors.
The such caryatids as Parcerisa met it beheaded.
I did not know there was a replica of caryatids in another country.
Caryatids were first used in Greek architecture.
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Entrance with caryatids.
The close alignment of the caryatids also prevented horses from using it as a watering trough.
Indian tradition has it that elephants are the caryatids of the universe.
The caryatids at the entrance into the mausoleum are the symbols of the Yugoslav state.
The building is decorated with modern reliefs and it has windows with caryatids and atlantes.
Beautiful Atlanteans and caryatids also adorn some facades.
The Tabernacle is decorated with angels and caryatids.
The caryatids of the Erechtheion of Athens are the most famous example.
Archivolts of these windows lean on figures of Atlases and caryatids.
The caryatids in the background are copies of those by Jean Goujon in the Louvre.
On the facade are nine medallions depicting nine Swedish regents and ten caryatids.
Go to the remains of the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheum.
The tomb itself is enclosed in the architectural frame, supported by three caryatids.
The entrance is marked by two gigantic caryatids representing Land and Sea.
Inside the tomb, archaeologists discovered two magnificent caryatids.
Suddenly, the caryatids become alive and the candles burst into flame.
The entrance portals were decorated with caryatids by Tobias Kögler.
Behind the caryatids of the Amphipolis Tomb, archaeologists found an Ionic-style marble lintel gate.
I was personally very disappointed by The Caryatids.
Two centuries later, history 's most famous caryatids were erected in nearby Athens.
The façade has many columns, pilasters and caryatids.
Like other Classical art, caryatids fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages.
Upper section with two doors, featuring carved anthropomorphic figures and caryatids.
Hall of the Caryatids.
One of the caryatids of the ancient villa Doris, destroyed during the Second World War.
The second section presents the above image, guarded by two caryatids columns.
The caryatids at left, on the other hand, appear to represent virtues.
What would those beautiful Caryatids say?
Two Egyptian-style caryatids are located near the palace 's doorway, supporting the building.
The facade was decorated with relief, columns, caryatids and a portico.
The 1538 house with caryatids and beams carved with hunting scenes.
These are also called atlas, atlantes, or atlantids ; they are the male versions of caryatids.
Above the busts, in the third floor, four caryatids support the pediment.
Amazed by the beauty of the " black angel " and support the roof caryatids.
The Caryatids is a science fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 2009.
