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 Arcade |
A series of arches
supported by columns or piers
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 Colonnade |
A row of columns which
support horizontal members, called an architrave, rather than arches
|
 Architrave |
The lintel or flat
horizontal member which spans the space between the columns; in classical
architecture, the lowest member of an entablature
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Blind Arcade |
A row of decorative arches
applied to a wall
|
 Bay |
A unit of interior space in
a building, marked off by architectural divisions
|
 Springer |
The lowest voussoir on each
side of an arch. It is where the vertical support for the arch terminates and
the curve of the arch begins
|
 Soffit |
The underside
on an arch, opening, or overhanging projection
|
 Spandrel |
The roughly triangular wall
space between two adjacent arches
|
 Tympanum |
The basically semicircular
area enclosed by the arch above the lintel of an arched entranceway, often decorated with sculpture in the Romanesque and Gothic periods
|
 Archivolt |
Bands or moldings surrounding an arched opening
|
 Ogee or Ogive |
An arch with a pointed
apex, formed by the intersection of two S curves usually confined to decoration
and not used in arcade arches, used only in the late Gothic
period
|
 Intersecting Arches |
Arches which cross over
each other in an arcade
|
 Blind Arch |
An arch applied to a wall
|
 Clerestory |
An upper story of a building with windows above adjacent roofs
|
 Cornice |
The uppermost
section of moldings along the top of a wall or just below a roof
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