Architectural decoration element in the form of horizontal, continuous, bas-relief or painted belt with various decorative motifs.Frieze was used for the visual division and decoration of both the façade and the interior of the building. In ancient classical buildings, the frieze is the middle part of the beam between the architrave and the cornice.
frieze at the collegiate church in Opatów, 12th century, Poland
frieze at the apse at the convent of San Cugat del Vallés, 12th century, Catalonia
frieze on the church’s apse in Strońsko, 12th/13th century, Poland
frieze at the church of Saint Giles in Wrocław, 13th century, Poland
toothed frieze at the church of St Johns in Toruń, 14th century, Poland, photo: J.Michalew
plastered frieze with reconstructed polychrome in the shape of quatrefoil, collegiate church in Wrocław, 14th century, Poland, photo: J.Michalew
plaster frieze with reconstructed arcaded polychrome, St James church, 14th century, Toruń, Poland, photo J.Michalew
plastered frieze at the church of Corpus Christi in Wrocław, 15th century, Poland, photo: J.Michalew
