In architecture, a design in which columns, engaged columns, or pilasters are two or more stories tall. Also known as a giant order.
Carlo Maderno. Colossal order, façade of St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. 1612.
In architecture, a design in which columns, engaged columns, or pilasters are two or more stories tall. Also known as a giant order.
Carlo Maderno. Colossal order, façade of St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. 1612.