Astylar

{{Short description|Architecture without columns or pilasters}} '''Astylar '''(from Gr. ''ἀ-'', privative, and ''στῦλος'', a column) is an architectural term given to design which uses neither columns nor pilasters for decorative purposes; thus the Riccardi and Strozzi palaces in Florence are ''astylar'' in their design, as opposed to Palladio's palaces at Vicenza, which are ''columnar''.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Astylar|volume=2|page=821}}</ref>

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