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Antefixae
Construction; Architecture
Ornamental blocks on the edge of a roof to conceal the ends of the tiles.
Niche
Construction; Architecture
A vertical recess in a wall or pier, usually arched and containing a statue or urn.
Anthemion
Construction; Architecture
Ornament reminiscent of a honeysuckle flowers alternating with palms leaves or palmettes, common in ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
Anticlastic
Construction; Architecture
Of a surface, having curvatures in opposite senses (concave and convex) in different directions through any point, as in a hyperbolic paraboloid roof.
Obelisk
Construction; Architecture
A tall, tapering shaft of stone, usually monolithic, of square or rectangle section and ending pyramidally.
Apex
Construction; Architecture
The highest point of a structure. The apex can be plain or decorated with an acroterion, an acropodium, a symbol, or a finial.
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