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Glossary

Collegiate
(of church seating): Arranged in confronted rows facing north and south, rather than towards the altar; so called after the chapels of the older university colleges.
Collegiate church
A church endowed for the support of a college of priests.
Colonnade
Range of columns supporting an entablature, without arches. Compare arcade.
Colonnette
A small column or shaft, usually medieval.
Colossal order
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In classical architecture, an order whose height is that of two or more storeys of the building to which it is applied. Also called a giant order.
Columbarium
Shelved, niched structure to house multiple burials.
Column
An upright structural member, especially in the classical styles, of round section and with a shaft, a capital, and usually a base.
Columna rostrata
(Latin): Column decorated with carved prows of ships to celebrate a naval victory.
Column figure
Carved figure attached to a medieval column or shaft, usually flanking a doorway. Compare trumeau figure.
Commissioners’ church
An Anglican church built with public money by the Church Building Commissioners, in the period 1818-56.