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Architecture

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classicism

Construction; Architecture

The architectural vocabulary that has shaped Western architecture ever since ancient Greece. Characterized by a set of compositional rules and architectural elements, in particular, columns and ...

clean-out

Construction; Architecture

An opening in the fireplace foundation for disposal of ashes from the ash dump, or a fitting attached to waste and soil pipes to allow the system to be cleaned out.

veneer wall

Construction; Architecture

The covering of one wall construction by a second material to enhance wall beauty. (Brick or stone over frame, brick or stone over concrete bloc.

The fenestrated part of a building that rises above the roofs of the other parts.; Upper elements of a Romanesque or Gothic church, bringing light into the center of the building from side windows ...