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Pediment

Architecture; General architecture

In classic architecture the triangular-shaped portion of the wali above the cornice which formed the termination of the roof behind it. The projecting mouldings of the cornice which surround it ...

Maqsura

Architecture; General architecture

In Islamic architecture, the sanctuary or praying-chamber in a mosque, sometimes enclosed with a screen of lattice-work; occasionally, a similar enclosure round a tomb.

Niche

Architecture; General architecture

In classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse.

Pteroma

Architecture; General architecture

In Classical architecture, the enclosed space of a portico, peristyle, or stoa, generally behind a screen of columns.

Mandapa

Architecture; General architecture

In Indian architecture, a pillared outdoor hall or pavilion for public rituals.

Spandrel

Architecture; General architecture

In a building fascade, esp. glass, the section covering floor partions.

Vault of the internal hood of a doorway or window to which a splay has been given on the reveal, sometimes the vaulting surface is terminated by a small rib known as the scoinson rib, and a further ...