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Architecture

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Architecture

ancones

Construction; Architecture

Brackets or consoles on either side of a doorway, supporting a cornice

mullion

Construction; Architecture

The vertical member separating adjacent windows.

angle iron

Construction; Architecture

Provides supporting lintels for openings in masonry wall construction.

muntin

Construction; Architecture

Wood or metal strips separating lites.

anta

Construction; Architecture

A pilaster of which the base and capital do not conform with the order used elsewhere on the building; it is usually placed at the ends of the projecting walls of a temple portico or pronaus.

newel

Construction; Architecture

The terminating baluster at the lower end of a handrail.

antefixae

Construction; Architecture

Ornamental blocks on the edge of a roof to conceal the ends of the tiles.

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