The upper band of the entablature is called the cornice, which is generally ornately decorated on its lower edge. The cornice retains the shape of the beams that would once have supported the wooden roof at each end of the building. At the front and rear of each temple, the entablature supports a triangular structure called the pediment. The tympanum is the triangular space framed by the cornices and the location of the most significant sculptural decoration on the exterior of the building.
the upper band of the entablature is called the cornice which is generally ornately decorated on its lower edge the cornice retains the shape of the beams that would once have supported the wooden roof at each end of the building at the front and rear of each temple the entablature supports a triangular structure called the pediment the tympanum is the triangular space framed by the cornices and the location of the most significant sculptural decoration on the exterior of the building