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Architecture

The science of designing and building structures for habitation.

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portico

Architecture; General architecture

A roofed porch usually supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of the building.

pilaster

Architecture; General architecture

A slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall.

baluster

Architecture; General architecture

One of a series of short vertical posts, often ornamental, used to support a rail.

bahut

Architecture; General architecture

A small parapet or attic wall bearing the weight of the roof of a cathedral or church.

flying buttress

Architecture; General architecture

A specific type of buttress usually found on a religious building such as a cathedral.

marriage stone

Architecture; General architecture

A stone lintel, usually carved, with a marriage date.

dormer

Architecture; General architecture

A vertical structure, usually housing a window, that projects from a sloping roof and is covered by a separate roof structure.