frieze : FREEZE

The middle element of the entablature in Classical architecture. The wide, central band of the entablature above the architrave and below the cornice. The frieze is often decorated: Doric order may use alternating triglyphs (projecting rectangular blocks with vertical lines) and metopes (spaces between the triglyphs). In Ionic and Corinthian orders, the frieze may be plain or ornamented with relief figures or decorations.