In architecture, a trabeated system or order (from Latin trabs, beam; influenced by trabeatus, clothed in the trabea, a ritual garment) refers to the use of horizontal beams or lintels which are borne up by columns or posts. Due to its origin in timber construction, the system is also known as the post-and-lintel system. It is the opposite of the arcuated system, which involves the use of arches. // Scope and intentions According to the very earliest surviving work on the subject, Vitruvius De Architectura, good buildings should have Beauty (Venustas), Firmness (Firmitas) and Utility (Utilitas); architecture can be said to be a balance and coordination among these three elements, with none overpowering the others. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Pre-fabricated, pre-tensioned concrete lintels spanning garage doors. ... In architecture and structural engineering, a column is that part of a structure whose purpose is to transmit through compression the weight of the structure. ...

The trabeated system is the fundamental principle of neolithic architecture, Ancient Greek architecture and Ancient Egyptian architecture. Other trabeated styles are the Persian, Lycian, nearly all the Indian styles, the Chinese, Japanese and South American styles. Neolithic architecture is the architecture of the New Stone Age period and is classified under the category Prehistoric architecture. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For at least ten thousand years, the Nile valley has been the site of one of the most influential civilizations in the world. ... The Baháí House of Worship by Fariborz Sahba, also known as the Lotus Temple. ...