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summer
Architecture; General architecture
Girder or main "summer beam" of a floor: if supported on two storey posts and open below, also called a "bress" or "breast-summer". Often found at the centerline of the house to support one end of a ...
orthostatae
Architecture; General architecture
Greek architecture term for the lowest course of masonry of the external walls of the naos or cella, consisting of vertical slabs of stone or marble equal in height to two or three of the horizontal ...
spandrel
Architecture; General architecture
In a building fascade, esp. glass, the section covering floor partions.
pediment
Architecture; General architecture
In classic architecture the triangular-shaped portion of the wali above the cornice which formed the termination of the roof behind it. The projecting mouldings of the cornice which surround it ...
niche
Architecture; General architecture
In classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse.
pteroma
Architecture; General architecture
In Classical architecture, the enclosed space of a portico, peristyle, or stoa, generally behind a screen of columns.
mandapa
Architecture; General architecture
In Indian architecture, a pillared outdoor hall or pavilion for public rituals.
