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| base for finial or statuary at apex or lower corner of a pediment |
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| Stylized honeysuckle design |
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| hinged window that opens like a door |
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| window containing wide central fixed light flanked by narrower lights with sashes |
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| Projection or one of a series of projections each progressively farther forward OR a block or bracket that supports a cornice, beam or arch. |
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| an openwork along a horizontal edge or ridge |
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| The top part of a pier or wall which supports an arch |
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| a projecting two-story porch with columns and a pediment |
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| The slight convex rounding of a column so to combat the concave optical illusion that straight columns project |
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| When columns stand between square piers |
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| Faux patterning in paint to look like wood |
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| curved hanging festoon of flowers or leaves |
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| small gable, like over a dormer |
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| The pointed end of a building formed by a double sloping roof |
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| The middle section of a classical entablature, the most likely place for relief carvings |
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| Semi-circular or Semi-oval window over a door, usually with radiating muntins. |
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| the front external view of a building |
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| the horizontal part running along the front of a building supported on columns |
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| a column partially built into a wall |
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| an upright window above the roof line |
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| classical order of Greek architecture characterized by a slim fluted column, bell shaped capitals and acanthus leaves |
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| molding at the edge of a roof, or the uppermost section of an entablature |
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| horizontal row of bricks or stone |
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| Latin for tooth, small blocks in a row below the cornice, looks a little like teeth |
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| two parallel flights of stairs with a half landing connection |
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| classical order of Greek architecture from the 4th and 5th centuries b.c. with unadorned capitals, trygliphs in the frieze |
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| long narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped to cover the walls of a building |
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| pertaining to ancient architecture of Greece or Rome |
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| round vertical support, main contain a base, shaft and capital |
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| bracket that supports a cornice, door or window head, sculpture, etc, usually scrolled |
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| The Roman style of architecture based on an amalgamation of Greek styles (volutes and acanthus) |
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| columns set in pairs with an obvious gap between other pairs |
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| Round, oval or scroll shaped panel, frequently with inscription |
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| having a crenelated parapet or roof |
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| Iron, shaped in a mold that cannot be welded. |
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| V shaped decoration, Art Deco |
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| Pipe protruding from chimney that improves draft |
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| Ranks, units that buildings are broken into, usually based on the number of openings (doors, windows, gaps between columns or piers) |
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| Narrow horizontal band projecting from exterior walls, usually defining the location of interior floors |
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| Arch that contains no opening, usually indented or set against a wall |
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| the brick pattern for strength and design (Flemish, English, Running, American) |
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| a projecting support used under cornices, eaves etc |
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| buildings structurally dependent on arches |
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| the stones and masonry of dressed stones |
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| upright supporting a rail |
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| a system of balusters and top rail (poss. bottom rail) |
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| frequently decorative board attached to the projecting edges of a gabled roof |
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| 17th century European style characterized by oval spaces, curved surfaces and conspicuous use of decoration sculpture and color |
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| thistle like plant whose stylized leaves are used for decoration, particularly on Corinthian columns |
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| Square pier terminating the end of a wall in Greek temple architecture |
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| row of arches supported on columns or a covered passageway whose sides are open arches |
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| the lowest element in the entablature or the frame around windows, doors and arches |
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