noun
- a continuous flat pavement on which a row of architectural columns is placed
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The ancient Greek temple featured a marble stylobate supporting the colonnade.
- Archaeologists carefully measured the dimensions of the stylobate.
- The stylobate provided a level foundation for the temple’s columns.
- Restoration work focused on repairing cracks in the stone stylobate.
- The stylobate extended beyond the columns on all sides of the building.
- Workers laid the stylobate before erecting the vertical supports.