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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.

Home

Architecture; General architecture

A place of residence or refuge is called as home.

Planetarium

Architecture; General architecture

A building in which special equipment projects an image of the night sky onto a domed ceiling.

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