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Balustrade

Architecture; General architecture

A railing with supporting balusters (small closely spaced posts).

Bay

Architecture; General architecture

A regularly repeating division of a façade, marked by fenestration.

Canopy

Architecture; General architecture

A metal frame clad with fabric that projects from a building entrance over the sidewalk to the curb where it's supported on vertical posts.

Brick moulding

Architecture; General architecture

A milled wood trim piece covering the gap between the window frame and masonry, which can be rectilinear, curved, or composite-curved.

Came

Architecture; General architecture

A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used in casements and stained-glass windows to hold the panes or pieces of glass together.

Block plan

Architecture; General architecture

A drawing of a building's foot print within an entire block in simplified, non-detailed form.

Building streetwall

Architecture; General architecture

The predominant plane of the building facade at the level of the storefront.

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