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ARCH, in building, a constructional arrangement of blocks of any hard material, so disposed on the lines of some curve that they give mutual support one to the other.
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Arch
Method of vaulting area between two walls, columns or piers.
Definition
Islamic architecture is characterized by arches which are employed in all types of buildings from houses to mosques.
Arch
A basic architectural structure composed of bricks or stones so arranged as by mutual pressure to support one another. See also extrados, intrados and voussoir. Locations without countries noted are in Ontario.
Art Nouveau - Paris - France ...
Ogee/Venetian arch is a molding formed by two curves, the upper concave and the lower convex, so forming an S-shaped curve ...
The arch which you can see on the left is called the Arch of Titus. It was built to commemorate the capture of Jerusalem. The ceiling of the arch is carved with with famous reliefsof the victory in Jeruselum.
Arch
A curved structural member that spans an opening or recess and supports the weight of the structure above it. It is usually of a masonry construction, and used as a doorway, window, or a portal.
Arch - Can be round-headed, pointed, two-centered, or drop; ogee - pointed with double curved sides, upper arcs lower concave; lancet - pointed formed on an acute-angle triangle; depressed - flattened or elliptical; corbelled - triangular, peaked, ...
arch
A curved structural member spanning an opening or recess. The wedge shaped elements that make up an arch keep one another in palce and transform the vertical pressure of the structure above into lateral pressure.
Arch - A curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight, including but not limited to the following types:
Round
Pointed
Segmental
Flat
Horseshoe ...
Arch
A cuved structural member that spans an opening and is generally composed of wedge-shaped blocks that transmit the downward pressure out laterally.
ARCH A device, usually in stone or brick, that spans an opening in a curved or pointed formation.
ARCHITRAVE The lowest sect ion of the entablature; also, a moulded frame around a door or window.
Arch A curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway.
Asbestos Shingles A shingling material made up of a non-conducting, fireproof mineral used in roofing and siding.
ARCH: a method of spaning an opening, stronger than a lintel. Usually a curved or pointed structural member, however there are many different types. (IMAGE) ...
Arch A curved structure built to distribute weight over an opening in a wall.
arch: a structure spanning an open space, such as a wall opening, and often supporting a structure above. The simple semi-circular form can be created using wedge-shaped masonry or bricks.
Arch
a curved architectural member, generally consisting of wedge-shaped blocks (voussoirs), which is used to span an opening; it transmits the downward pressure laterally.
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ARCH
Round-headed, i.e. semi-circular; pointed, i.e. consisting of two curves, each drawn from one centre, and meeting in a point at the top; segmental, i.e. in the form of a segment.
ARCH A structure forming the curved, pointed, or flat upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as in a bridge or doorway.
arch : A curved structure that supports the weight of the material above it.
Arch - A curved load-bearing structure of wedge-shaped (voussoirs) bearing on each other in compression.
flat arch - An arch having a horizontal intrados with voussoirs radiating from a center below, often built with a slight camber to allow for setting. Also know as a "jack arch".
Flat-Arch - A window or door whose top is curved in a radius equal to the width of the product; for example, a flat-arch window having a width of 3' would have a top rail outsid3e radius of 36".
Rear arch - The arch on the inside of a wall spanning a doorway or window opening.
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OGEE ARCH A center pointed arch with reverse curve sides, often seen on Exotic Moorish Revival style buildings .
ORIEL WINDOW A projecting bay window supported by brackets or a triangual support piece.
Ogee Arch
A pointed arch formed by two reversed curves, slightly S-shaped in profile. Used extensively in Gothic style architecture for windows, doors and applied decorative motifs.
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Drop arch. * Arch.
Drum. * Dome.
Enamel. A siliceous substance made from a mixture of feldspar, quartz, carbonate and sodium chloride. Used to decorate ceramics and metals.
Rere-arch
Arch supporting the inner part of the wall around a window or door.
blind arch - an arch that does not contain an opening for a window or door but is set against or indented within a wall.
bond - the pattern in which bricks are laid for the sake of solidity as well as design.
Ogee arch
A principal feature of Decorated Gothic architecture, ogee arches are sinuous and curved, and look as if they are made up of two S-shaped sections joining together.
The Orders ...
lancet arch or window - A long, narrow, pointed arch or window
lantern - A small, windowed structure on a roof for the purpose of admitting light
latticework - Interlaced, decorative strips of lath, iron or wood ...
Lancet arch - a Gothic pointed arch usually applied to long, narrow windows. See arch.
Lady chapel - the easternmost chapel of a cathedral, intended for quiet contemplation and the occasional special service.
Chancel Arch
The arch separating the chancel from the nave or crossing.
Chancel Screen
A screen dividing the chancel and the nave and crossing. Often called a rood screen.
Arch or series of arches thrown across an interior angle of a square or rectangular structure to support a circular or polygonal superstructure, especially a dome or spire.
Arch
- a structure usually of wedge-shaped blocks, constructed to span an opening or void in such a way that the downward thrust of the weight above, is converted to an outward movement which is resisted by any suitable means, ...
Arch
A curved structure used to span an opening.
Architrave
The lowest part of an entablature resting on the capital of a column.
Arch
a curved structure, normally in the vertical plane, that spans an opening
Architrave ...
Arch - A curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway. A Semicircular opening in a wall, or a freestanding structure dependent for its structural stability on the horizontal load threatening to push it apart.
Arch of Constantine
The Lorsch Gatehouse can also be compared to the Propylaeum that marked the entrance to the Church of St. Peter's in Rome: ...
Arch machicolation: See machicolation, pointed arch machicolations.
Arc of fire: The scope or number of degrees of the field of fire a projectile weapon has when firing through an aperture in the wall of fortification, such as; an arrow slit, ...
round arch A semicircular arch.
rowhouse One of a group of an unbroken line of attached houses that share common side walls, known as party walls.
rubble stone Irregularly shaped, rough-textured stone laid in an irregular manner.
SOLDIER ARCH - Bricks laid vertically on end above window or door opening.
SOLID FUEL - Heating fuel, normally coal, coke or one of a variety of proprietary fuels.
SPALLING - Breaking of surface of tiles or bricks, often associated with frost.
Relieving arch : A supportive arch constructed within a wall to absorb weight upon a passageway or portal below.
Transom : The horizontal division of a window constructed of wood or stone.
Seventeen Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace
Ming Tombs in Beijing, China
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Scroll on Arch of Entrance to Building
Steep roof peaks and red clay tiles are normal in Brugge.
This building is on a point. It is a trapezoid.
The normal stepped front facade.
segmental arch An arch whose profile comprises an arc smaller than a semicircle.
seraph A celestial being having three pairs of wings. In ecclesiastical art, usually depicted as a child's head with wings.
elliptical arch:
an oval arch
entablature:
the upper section of a classical order, resting on the capital and including the architrave, frieze and cornice ...
The pointed arch and window designs
The real basis of Gothic architecture, and that which differentiates it from the heavier Romanesque style, is its elaborate and highly scientific system of vaulting and buttressing, ...
Arcade: An arch or a series of arches supported by piers or columns (fig.6) ...
Rear-arch - arch on the inner side of a wall.
Redan - outwork with two faces forming a salient angle.
Redoubt - small self-contained fieldwork, a refuge for soldiers outside the main defenses.
Reduit - detached, independent outwork.
The meeting of an arch or vault with its solid lateral support, or the support itself.
Acanthus
Formalised leaf ornament with thick vein and frilled edge, e. g. on a Corinthian capital.
The underside of an arch, etc.
Spandrel
The space between the head of an arch and the frame in which it is set; also, the space left between two adjoining arches, typically triangular.
Crown Top of an arch or roof.
Dado Rail A wooden moulding fixed to the wall or capping panelling and forming the top most part of a dado. Originally designed to avoid damage to the wall where people or furniture brushed against it.
ABACUS: the flat slab on the top of a capital ACROTERIA: statues or ornaments placed at the apex and the ends of pediments ARCH: the spanning of an opening by reasons other than that of a lintel ARCHITRAVE: the lintel extending from one column or ...
The two basic solutions to spanning are post-and-lintel construction and arch and vault construction, and its offshoot the dome.
Excellent example of "Carpenter Gothic" with vertical board-and-batten siding, steeply-pitched gable roof, pointed-arch windows, and decorated vergeboards under the eaves.
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Whatever its source, its advantages were so great from a practical standpoint that it is hard to believe that the races that had produced Sant' Ambrogio and Jumièges should not have worked out independently the idea of the pointed arch.
Romanesque A style developed in western and southern Europe after 1000 characterized by heavy masonry and the use of the round arch, barrel and groin vaults, narrow openings, and the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, ...
tudor (flattened gothic) arch and sometimes round arched windows, doors, porches
board-and-batten door
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dominant decorative chimneys ...
great or magnificent one, any entrance, the arch over a gate.
Portico - A range of columns with a roof forming a covered walk along the front or side of a building, colonnade, a porch before the entrance of a building.
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