Glossary: Architectural features

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Arch

curved str ucture with s,ro:g h t sid es, ofien suppoi ti ng a bridge or the roof of o large building.


B

Balcony

A platform that projects from the wall of a building, and which is enclosed on its outer three sides by a balustrade, railing, or parapet.

Balustrade

A railing consisting of a row of balusters supporting a rail. 

Belfry

A small square bell tower placed atop a roof to house a bell, often found on churches and schools.

Belfry (architecture) - Wikipedia

C

Column

toll, sol id verlical post mode of stone, supp or ing or decoro,ing o building or sta nding alone


Corbel

A decorative use of brick atop the windows, walls or chimney or to create the shape of a bracket or dentil at the top of a building beneath the cornice.

D

Decorative Shutter

The worst thing about the decorative shutter is that, well … it doesn’t shut. These ornamental panels are typically mounted to the exterior walls on either side of the windows permanently. Our favorite version of the inoperable shutter is when the sizes of the shutters don’t even correlate to the window itself. Stunning!

Dome

round roof on building


Double-Hung Window

Made from one part romance and two parts impracticality, this historic window type relies on counter-weights at each side of the window buried within the walls.

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F

Facade

the face of a building, esp the main front

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