Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Old objects, artifacts, and/or sculptural elements reused in a later work of architecture..
In the field of architecture the use of spolia began with Constantine.
The sultan did not so much destroy and rebuild as adapt and embroider, reusing the gorgeous spolia of the Crusaders with their foliate patterns, capitals and wetleaf acanthus; his architecture is thus constructed with the very symbols of his enemies, which makes it hard to distinguish between the buildings of the Crusaders and Saladin.
The conspicuous use of spolia in the Mihaloğlu buildings of the shrine of Syyid Gazi is a remarkable departure from the dominant architectural culture of the time.
Use spolia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spolia means Old objects, artifacts, and/or sculptural elements reused in a later work of architecture..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the field of architecture the use of spolia began with Constantine.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.