Atlanta (also common name atlas) - in the European architectural tradition of sculpture in the form of a man performing a decorative or functional role in supporting the building floors, balconies, eaves, etc.. It may be in place columns or pilasters. In Roman architecture to refer to this sculpture, the term Telamon. The word comes from Greek mythology, where Atlas was a Titan, supporting the vault of heaven and facing the rock (rock). The earliest Atlanteans found in the Greek temple of Zeus in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento (Sicily), but similar figures from the monolith has been made in ancient Egypt. Later Atlanteans have been used in many other cultures, and played an important role in the baroque architecture