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Acanthus |
a conventionalized representation of an acanthus leaf, used especially as a decoration for Corinthian column capitals.
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Architrave |
a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature.
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Capital |
forms the topmost member of a column (or a pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface.
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Colossal Order |
an order whose columns or pilasters span two (or more) stories. At the same time, smaller orders may feature in arcades or window and door framings within the stories that are embraced by the giant order.
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Cornice |
the crowning element of a Classical entablature or the crowning projecting set of moldings along the top of a building or wall.
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Entasis |
a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
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Ionic (order) |
1 relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture characterized by a column with scroll shapes (volutes) on either side of the capital.
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Pendentive |
curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches.
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Post and Lintel |
is a building system where strong horizontal elements are held up by strong vertical elements with large spaces between them.
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Terracotta |
unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material and in modeling.
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In antis |
noting or pertaining to a classical temple in which the antae extend to form the sides of a recessed portico, which has a row of columns. noting or pertaining to the row of columns or the portico in such a building.
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Base |
the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separatearchitectural feature
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Cast Iron |
a hard, relatively brittle alloy of iron and carbon that can be readily cast in a mold and contains a higher proportion of carbon than steel
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Column |
an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.
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Dome |
a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.
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facade |
the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.
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Nave |
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral, basilica and church architecture, the nave /ˈneɪv/ is the main body of the church. It provides the central approach to the high altar.
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Pilaster |
a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.
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Pylon |
an upright structure that is used for support or for navigational guidance, in particular.
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volute |
a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals
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arcade |
a covered passageway with arches along one or both sides.
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bracket |
A bracket is an architectural element: a structural or decorative member. It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other mediums. It projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "...strengthen an angle". A corbel and console are types of brackets.
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clerestory |
the upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church, containing a series of windows. It is clear of the roofs of the aisles and admits light to the central parts of the building
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concrete |
a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a stonelike mass on hardening.
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Doric |
elating to or denoting a classical order of architecture characterized by a sturdy fluted column and a thick square abacus resting on a rounded molding
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gable |
the part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof.
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Palazzo |
a palatial building, especially in Italy.
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Podium |
any of various elements that form the “foot,” or base, of a structure, such as a raised pedestal or base, a low wall supporting columns, or the structurally or decoratively emphasized lowest portion of a wall.
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Rustication |
in architecture, type of decorative masonry achieved by cutting back the edges of stones to a plane surface while leaving the central portion of the face either rough or projecting markedly. Rustication provides a rich and bold surface for exterior masonry walls.
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Voussoir |
a wedge-shaped or tapered stone used to construct an arch.
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Arch |
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
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Buttress |
exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving either to strengthen it or to resist the side thrust created by the load on an arch or a roof.
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Colonnade |
denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building. Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed in acolonnade which can be straight or curved.
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Corinthian (order) |
is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order which was the earliest, followed by the Ionicorder.
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entablature |
a horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
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hotel (french) |
an establishment providing accommodations, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists.
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Pediment |
the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns.
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Portico |
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building.
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Shaft |
parts of column. in order (architecture) The shaft, which rests upon the base, is a long, narrow, vertical cylinder that in some orders is articulated with fluting (vertical grooves). The shaft may also taper inward slightly so that it is wider at the bottom than at the top. shaft.
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Wrought Iron |
a tough, malleable form of iron suitable for forging or rolling rather than casting, obtained by puddling pig iron while molten. It is nearly pure but contains some slag in the form of filaments.
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