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2. Acroterion - Wikipedia

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   Acroterion. An acroterion, acroterium, (pl. akroteria) [1] is an architectural ornament placed on a flat pedestal called the acroter or plinth, and mounted at the apex or corner of the pediment of a building in the classical style. [2] An acroterion placed at the outer angles of the pediment is an acroterion angularium (angulārium means ‘at ...

3. Pilaster - Wikipedia

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   As an ornament it consists of a flat surface raised from the main wall surface, usually treated as though it were a column, with a capital at the top, plinth (base) at the bottom, and the various other column elements. In contrast to a Classical pilaster, an engaged column or buttress can support the structure of a wall and roof above.

4. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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   A plinth is a lower terminus of the face trim on a door that is thicker and often wider than the trim which it augments. Pediment (Gr. ἀετός, Lat. fastigium, Fr. ponton) In classic architecture, the triangular-shaped portion of the wall above the cornice which formed the termination of the roof behind it. The projecting mouldings of the ...

5. Pedestal - Wikipedia

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   A pedestal, on the other hand, is defined as a shaft-like form that raises the sculpture and separates it from the base. [1] An elevated pedestal or plinth that bears a statue, and which is raised from the substructure supporting it (typically roofs or corniches), is sometimes called an acropodium. The term is from Greek ἄκρος ákros ...

6. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes. Satari: A Swedish variant on the monitor roof; a double hip roof with a short vertical wall usually with small windows, popular from the 17th century on formal buildings.

7. Ancient Greek temple - Wikipedia

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   The Caryatid porch of the Erechtheion in Athens. Greek temples (Ancient Greek: ναός, romanized:naós, lit. 'dwelling', semantically distinct from Latin templum, " temple ") were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion. The temple interiors did not serve as meeting places, since the ...

8. Pediment - Wikipedia

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   Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns. [1] In ancient architecture, a wide and low triangular pediment (the side angles 12.5° to 16°) typically formed the top ...

9. Socle (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Socle (architecture) Bust on a round socle. Statue with inscription on what is called the socle in French; more likely the plinth in English. In architecture, a socle is a short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture, or column. In English, the term tends to be most used for the bases for rather small sculptures, with plinth or pedestal ...