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una facciata a due ordini

English translation: A facade with two (superposed) orders

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Italian term or phrase:una facciata a due ordini
English translation:A facade with two (superposed) orders
Entered by: Lisa Jane

09:25 Mar 15, 2023
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
Italian term or phrase: una facciata a due ordini
The phrase is found in a description of the architecture of the Basilica of St Augustine in Campo Marzio, Rome. I have found some translations online referring simply to "two orders". This doesn't mean much to me as a non-specialist, and I'm afraid it is too literal. A façade on two levels, perhaps? Or is there a more specific architectural term for this? Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
Martin Fyles
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:35
A facade with two superposed orders
Explanation:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/superposed-order

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Note added at 11 mins (2023-03-15 09:36:36 GMT)
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superposed order, in Classical architecture, an order, or style, of column placed above another order in the vertical plane, as in a multilevel arcade, colonnade, or facade
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 19:35
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4 +2A facade with two superposed orders
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A facade with two superposed orders


Explanation:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/superposed-order

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Note added at 11 mins (2023-03-15 09:36:36 GMT)
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superposed order, in Classical architecture, an order, or style, of column placed above another order in the vertical plane, as in a multilevel arcade, colonnade, or facade

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 19:35
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  toasty
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  FPC: Just "different orders" as if my memory serves me well Sant'Agostino has a full facade dating from the XV c. with two later lateral additions (so not as much superposed as adjacent different orders)
6 hrs
  -> Yes, I guess so
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