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Pendentive
Architecture; General architecture
Three-dimensional spandrels supporting the weight of a dome over a square or rectangular base.
Muqarnas
Architecture; General architecture
Type of decorative corbel used in Islamic architecture that in some circumstances, resembles stalactites.
Piano nobile
Architecture; General architecture
The principal floor of a large house, built in the style of renaissance architecture.
Roof comb
Architecture; General architecture
The structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture.
Beam
Architecture; General architecture
A structural member that caries a load. Beams are usually placed horizontally and care a vertical load where the weight is transferred to walls, girders or columns.
Planetarium
Architecture; General architecture
A building in which special equipment projects an image of the night sky onto a domed ceiling.
