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timber framing
Architecture; General architecture
Is the method of creating structures using heavy timbers jointed by pegged Mortise and tenon joints.
dikka
Architecture; General architecture
Islamic architectural term for the tribune raised upon columns, from which the Koran is recited and the prayers intoned by the Imam of the mosque.
distyle
Architecture; General architecture
It literally means having two columns. An architectural term for a portico having two columns between two anta.
ephebeum
Architecture; General architecture
Large hall in the ancient Palaestra furnished with seats, the length of which should be a third larger than the width. It served for the exercises of youths of from sixteen to eighteen years of age.
bressummer
Architecture; General architecture
Large, horizontal beam supporting the wall above, especially in a jettied building.
lacunar
Architecture; General architecture
Latin name in architecture for paneled or coffered ceiling, soffit, or vault adorned with a pattern of recessed paneled.
compluvium
Architecture; General architecture
Latin term for the open space left in the roof of the atrium of a Roman house (domus) for lighting it and the rooms round.
