Tiara
247165
223588331
2008-07-04T19:29:56Z
71.182.141.139
/* Tiaras in fiction */
{{refimprove|date=June 2006}}
[[Image:Innozenz3.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Pope Innocent III]] (1198-1216) in early papal tiara, Fresco at the cloister Sacro Speco, about 1219.]]
A '''tiara''' (from [[Persian language|Persian]] تاره ''tara'' adopted in Latin as 'tiara') is a form of [[Crown (headgear)|crown]]. There are two possible types of crown that this word can refer to.
Traditionally, the word "tiara" refers to a high crown, often with the shape of a cylinder narrowed at its top, made of fabric or leather, and richly ornamented. It was used by the [[monarch|kings]] and [[emperor]]s of some ancient peoples in [[Mesopotamia]]. The [[Assyria]]ns used to include a pair of bull horns as a decoration and symbol of authority and a circle of short feathers surrounding the tiara's top. The [[Persian Empire|Persian]] tiara was more similar to a truncated cone, without the horns and feathers but more jewels, and a conic-shaped tip at its top.
==Papal tiara==
{{main|Papal tiara}}
In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[Papal Tiara]] is a high cap surrounded by three crowns and bearing a globe surmounted by a cross worn by the [[Pope]] during certain ceremonies, being the symbol of his authority. Since [[Pope Paul VI]] set aside his tiara after the [[Second Vatican Council]], the Papal Tiara has not been worn. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] even removed the tiara from his [[Coat of Arms]], replacing it with a [[mitre]] (but with some symbolic reference to the symbolism of the tiara, still in use in the Holy See's coat of arms). Tiara is also used as a name in many parts of '''the world.
==Other tiaras==
[[image:Queen Alexandra-Louise and Victoria.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] (wearing a diadem), with her daughters [[Princess Victoria Alexandra of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] (right) and [[Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife|Louise]] (left), wearing tiaras.]]
In modern times, however, a tiara is generally a semi-circular band, often metal, and decorated with jewels, which is worn as a form of adornment and not as a symbol of rank. It is worn by women around their head or on the forehead as a [[circlet]] on very formal or high social occasions. Tiaras are frequently used to "crown" the winners of [[beauty pageant]]s. In western countries, a bride often wears a tiara as part of her [[wedding gown]].
[[Image:DiademaDuquesaAngulemaLouvre Ars Summum Arte.JPG|thumb|Tiara of the duchesse d'Angoulême, Paris 1814 ([[Louvre Museum|Louvre]])]]
[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] is said to have the largest and most valuable collection of tiaras in the world, many of which are heirlooms of the British Royal Family. She is often seen wearing them on state occasions. Her personal collection of tiaras is considered to be priceless; in addition she received many of them through inheritance, especially from [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]], and gifts from foreign countries. For example, a diamond and aquamarine tiara she received was a present from the people of [[Brazil]].
==Tiaras in fiction==
In fiction, [[superhero]]ine [[Wonder Woman]] is usually depicted wearing a tiara; hers can be thrown as a weapon, as can that worn by the [[magical girl]] character known as [[Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon]], and also all [[Sailor Senshi]] wear tiaras. Both Wonder Woman and the Sailor Senshi's Tiaras are worn over their forehead instead of on top of the head as the are traditionally pictured.
== The Tiara Pageant and Model Training Studio ==
The Tiara is also a famous Model and Pageant Training Studio In Pune, India. It is run by well known pageant coach Ritika Ramtri Kumar who has to her credit several Femina Miss India winners like Amrita Thapar, Gauhar Khan, Shilpa Keswani and Zoha Tapia.{{fact|date=June 2008}}
==External links==
*[http://thetiara.net/ The Diadem]
==See also==
*[[Diadem (personal wear)|Diadem]]
*[[Kamelaukion]]
*[[Papal tiara]]
==External links==
*[http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/dressfortheoccasion/object.asp?exhibs=BPSO2006jewellery&item=2 The Royal Collection] tiaras of Queen Elizabeth II
[[Category:Crowns]]
[[ca:Tiara (barret)]]
[[de:Tiara]]
[[es:Diadema]]
[[fr:Tiare]]
[[hr:Tijara]]
[[it:Tiara]]
[[ja:教皇冠]]
[[la:Tiara]]
[[nl:Tiara]]
[[no:Tiara]]
[[pl:Tiara]]
[[pt:Tiara papal]]
[[ru:Папская тиара]]
[[fi:Tiara]]
[[sv:Tiara]]
[[zh:三重冕]]