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Reservoir

Architecture; General architecture

A natural or man-made pound or lake that is used for the storage of water is called as reservoir.

Squint

Architecture; General architecture

An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church providing an oblique view of the altar.

Oillets

Architecture; General architecture

Arrow slits in the walls of mediaeval fortifications, but more strictly applied to the round hole or circle with which the openings terminate. The same term is applied to the small circles inserted ...

Bulwark

Architecture; General architecture

Barricade of beams and soil used in 15th and 16th century fortifications designed to mount artillery. On board ships the term refers to the woodwork running round the ship above the level of the ...

Articulation

Architecture; General architecture

Articulation is the manner or method of jointing parts such that each part is clear and distinct in relation to the others, even though joined.

Order

Architecture; General architecture

An order refers to each of a series of mouldings most often found in Romanesque and Gothic arches.

Latticework

Architecture; General architecture

An ornamental, lattice framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern.

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