Astylar
architecture that does not use 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.
The public source identifies “Astylar” as architecture that does not use columns or pilasters. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Astylar, architecture and does.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 3, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q4811801. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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This entry incorporates text from “Astylar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.