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acropolis
Construction; Architecture
The symbolic center of a Greek city-state, bringing together its most important sacred and civic buildings in one urban space, as in Athens where the Parthenon forms the heart of the Athenian ...
acroteria
Construction; Architecture
Plinths for statues or ornaments placed at the apex and ends of a pediment; also, more loosely, both the plinths and what stands on them.
jenkins-head roof
Construction; Architecture
A gabled roof with its apex truncated by a small hipped roof.
addorsed
Construction; Architecture
Term applied to two figures, usually animals, placed symmetrically back to back; often found on capitals.
joist
Construction; Architecture
Wood framing members, usually set 16" apart on center, carefully chosen to support all "live" and "dead" loads.
