Architectural glossary
Architectural terms and definitions in English
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Subsidiary space alongside the body of a building, separated from it by columns, piers, or posts....
Raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet....
Vaulted semicircular or polygonal end of a chancel or chapel....
Passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns. Blind arcade or arcading: the same applied to the wall surf...
A curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight....
Formalized lintel, the lowest member of the classical entablature. Also the moulded frame of a door or window (often borrowing the profile of a class...
Sharp edge where two surfaces meet at an angle....
Articluation is the manner or method of jointing parts such that each part is clear and distinct in relation to the others, even though joined....
Masonry of large blocks cut with even faces and square edges....
(Plural: atria): inner court of a Roman or C20 house; in a multi-storey building, a toplit covered court rising through all storeys....
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