Architectural terminology

ARCHITECTURAL TERMINOLOGY

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CORNICE

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CORNICE• The decorative top edge of a building or column.

• An ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling.

• A horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, especially the uppermost member of

the entablature of an order, surmounting the frieze.

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PILASTER


PILASTER

A rectangular co lumn, espec ia l ly one pro ject ing f rom a wal l .

An upr ight arch i tectura l member that is rectangular in p lan and is s t ructura l ly a p ier but arch i tectura l ly t reated as a column and that usual ly pro jects a th i rd of i ts width or less f rom the wal l .


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COLONNADE


COLONNADE• In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature,

often free-standing, or part of a building.

• Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed in a colonnade which can be straight or

curved.

St. Peter's Square, Vatican City St. Peter's Square colonnade


BRACKET


BRACKET• A bracket is an architectural element: a structural or decorative member.

• It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other mediums. It projects from a wall,

usually to carry weight and sometimes to "...strengthen an angle".

• In mechanical engineering a bracket is any intermediate component for fixing one part to

another, usually larger, part.

A classically detailed bracket

Brackets are used in traditional timber

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MANDAPA


MANDAPA

Mandapa in Indian architecture is a

pillared outdoor hall or pavilion for

public rituals.

In the Hindu temple the mandapa is

a porch-like structure leading to the

temple.

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CUPOLA


A cupola is a small, most often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often

used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof

or dome.

CUPOLA


AXIS


AXISAn Imaginary straight line from the center.


BARREL VAULT


BARREL VAULTA Cylindrical roof over a rectangular plan. Also called

tunnel vault or wagon vault.


BUTTRESS


• A buttress is an architectural structure built against or

projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the

wall.

• Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a

means of providing support to act against the lateral (sideways)

forces arising out of the roof structures that lack adequate

bracing.

BUTTRESS


CORBELLING


CORBELLING• Blocks projecting from a wall, each layer is

projected further from the previous layer.


NICHE


NICHE• A recess in a wall created to

house the statue or for

ornamentation purpose


CELLA


• A cella(greek) is the inner chamber of a temple(Garbagriha).

CELLA

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PEDIMENT


PEDIMENT• A pediment is an architectural element usually of a triangular shape, placed above the

horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.


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