Inclassical architecture, ataenia (Latin:taenia, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía) 'band, ribbon') is a small "fillet"molding near the top of thearchitrave in aDoric column.[1] The entire structure above thecolumns is called theentablature. It is commonly divided into the architrave, directly above the columns; thefrieze, a strip with no horizontal molding, which isornamented in all but theTuscan order; and thecornice, the projecting and protective member at the top.
The architrave, the lowest band, is split from bottom to top into the broadfascia, theguttae or "drips" (below thetriglyph in the frieze), and thetaenia (below the projectingcymatium).
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