Balustrade
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BALUSTRADE, a parapet or low screen consisting of a coping or rail supported on balusters.
Balustrade
A railing system, generally around a balcony or on a second level, consisting of balusters and a top rail.
Thunder Bay ...
Balustrade - A protective guard rail to prevent people falling, at the edge of a stair, landing or a platform, with closely spaced infill such as balusters from the handrail down to the floor, and/or
A row of balusters joined by a rail.
Balustrade: A balustrade is a low, ornamental railing used on the roofs of Georgian, Federal and some other 18th- and 19th-century houses.
Balustrade (BAL a strade): A railing with supporting balusters
The balustrade is undoubtedly a Renaissance, especially 14th century Florence, invention.
Balustrade and Baluster
Illustrated definition of the word Balustrade from our Architecture Glossary
Bargeboard ...
balustrade:
a rail and the row of posts that support it, as along the edge of a staircase
bay:
a part of a building or other structure marked off by vertical elements; an opening or recess in a wall; an extension or a building ...
balustrade - Series of short pillars (lathe-turned, square posts or cutouts) supported on top by a handrail on staircases, balconies and porches
band - any flat horizontal course that projects slightly from a wall ...
Balustrade -- An entire railing system with top rail and balusters.
Bargeboard -- A board which hangs from the projecting end of a gable roof covering the end rafters, and often sawn into a decorative pattern.
Balustrade - The combination of railing held up by balusters.
Barbican - Outwork defending the entrance to castle
Barge Board - The exterior board spanning the distance from the roof ridge to the cornice return.
Balustrade - A series of short vertical posts, often ornamental, used to support a rail at a stairway, porch or roof.
Balustrade
An entire railing system along the edge of a balcony or stairwell, including the top rail, bottom rail and balusters.
Bargeboard ...
Balustrade - A railing, as along a path or stairway.
Barbican - The gateway or outworks defending the drawbridge.
Bar hole - Horizontal hole for timber bar used as a door-bolt.
BALUSTRADE: a railing of small posts or balusters topped by a coping usually at the edge of stairs or on a roof. (IMAGE) ...
Balustrade: A railing with symmetrical supports.
Bay: A major vertical division of a large, interior wall. There are usually more than one, such as a nave that is divided into seven bays (fig.1).
Balustrade A railing held up by balusters.
Baseboard Finish trim where the floor and walls meet.
Bay Window A window projecting outward from the wall of a house.
Balustrade - Collective term including hand-rail, baluster rails and sections of step on which they are mounted.
Back to top ...
BALUSTRADE A railing with posts or balusters and a handrail.
BARGEBOARD or VERGEBOARD Decorative woodwork or gingerbread attached to the projecting rafters of a gable roof.
balustrade
handrail supported by balusters; any of the small posts that support the upper rail of a railing, as in a staircase or porch rail
baoli ...
Balustrade A collective name for a row of balusters or other infilling below a hand rail on a staircase.
balustrade (13) -- a row of balusters, surmounted by a rail, forming an ornamented parapet or barrier along the edge of a terrace or balcony (Oxford Dict.)
banding (5)
barbotine (2)/barbotine (relief decoration) (10) ...
balustrade A railing composed of post (balusters) and a handrail.
bargeboard Board or other decorative woodwork fixed to the edges or projecting rafters of a gabled roof. Sometimes called gingerbread.
Balustrade A row of balusters, or other infilling, below a handrail on a landing, stair or parapet.
Batten Thin strips of timber, commonly used to support roof tiles or slates.
balustrade: a barrier consisting of several small columns, each known as a baluster, supporting a horizontal member.
barbican: a small structure outside a castle that provides the first line of defence.
balustrade - an entire railing system including a top rail and its balusters, and often a bottom rail.
BALUSTRADE
Series of balusters supporting a handrail or coping.
BAROQUE
Style originating in Rome c.1600 and current in England c.1680 -1720, characterized by dramatic massing and silhouette and the use of the giant order.
Balustrade
a series of balusters, or upright pillars, supporting a rail (as along the edge of a balcony or bridge).
Baptistery ...
Balustrade, newel post - 216 Metcalfe Street
Stained glass - The Saints Peter and Mary Window at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Niagara Falls, NY.
Stained glass, front hall landing - 216 Metcalfe Street ...
Balustrade
Small columns joined together by a rail; these can be found on the top of buildings, used in balconies, or in staircases.
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Balustrade - A railing, usually along the edge of a balcony or verandah.
Bargeboard (barge) - Projecting boards facing the gable of a building; sometimes quite ornately decorated (girth fretwork).
Basalt - (Refer; bluestone) ...
Balustrade - the complete system of railings and spindles that prevent people from fallings over the edge of a staircase.
Baluster - (also known as Spindles), they go straight up to hold the handrail and often used as decoration.
Balustrade
- a parapet or stair rail composed of uprights (balusters) carrying a coping or handrail, usually they are there for safety reasons eg at a balcony, but they can be used for simple separation as in parterre gardens.
Balustrade
Flamboyant balustrade from the Chateau of Josselyn....
Bangor Cathedral, Caernarvonshire
The site of Bangor Cathedral was originally occupied by St. Deiniol's monastery, established in the 6th century around c.
balustrade - the low wall made up of a series of balusters and railings
bargeboard - fancy, wooden ornately carved scrollwork, attached to and hanging down under the eaves of the projecting edge of a gable roof ...
balustrade A railing composed of balusters and a top rail running along the edge of a porch, balcony, roof, or stoop.
bay A regularly repeating division of a facade, marked by fenestration.
BALUSTRADE
Assembly of balusters and handrail.
BAND
Horizontal decorative element, often used to indicate floor levels.
A Balustrade is a hand-rail supported by balusters.
Base Line
A Base Line is any imaginary line on the earth's surface running due east and west, from which township lines are established; ...
1. balustrade, wall, railing He climbed up on to the parapet of the bridge and sat dangling his legs.
2. battlements, defence, barricade, rampart, fortification, bulwark, breastwork, castellation The soldiers crouched behind the parapet.
Baluster, balustrade
Pillar or pedestal of bellied form. Balusters: vertical supports of this or any other form, for a handrail or coping, the whole being called a balustrade. Blind balustrade: the same applied to the wall surface.
The balcony is balustrade that stretches across the front of the house followed by an arcade porch that hangs over the doorway. The doorway consists of paired, asymmetrical doors lined with molding.
Balustrade: A railing, as along a path or stairway. Baptismal font: A receptacle for water, used for baptism. Baptistery: A building or part of a church used for baptism.
baluster one of a series of short vertical posts that support a rail and form a balustrade, often forming the roofline of a building as well as the border of a staircase or porch.
Balustrade - a railing, as along a path or stairway.
Barbican - also called a hornwork. A structure built to protect the outside of an entrance. Can also be, as at Ludlow and Exeter, a special kind of towered gatehouse built in two parts.
balustradeA baluster is a short pillar with a curved outline and a balustrade is a barrier made with pillars of this type and topped with a coping or rail.
Low pitched gabled roof or flat roof with a balustrade
Embellished cornices, usually with dentil moldings and egg-and-dart molding underneath ...
surface with timber, usually as a series of sheets fixed between framing members, called wainscoting if limited to the lower part of the wall Parapet A wall built higher than the eaves line of a roof - often ornately decorated with balustrades ...
Federal - The stylistic characteristics that set the Federal Style apart are numerous and include: a low pitched or flat roof that was usually concealed behind a balustrade and moldings of a low relief and delicate ornamentation.
Monumental classical ornamentation, including balconies, colossal columns, pronounced cornices, balustrades, decorated pilasters
Grand stairways of marble with wrought-iron railings, designed for theatrical entrances at social events ...
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Fanlight over door (almost always rounded, rarely squared), sidelights, Classical/Greek detailing of entryway, Palladian windows, balustrades, oval/circular rooms in some high-style examples. Symmetrical as Georgian style.
BALUSTER - A short post or pillar in a series that supports a rail, thus forming a balustrade, may be curved or straight, generally formed to staircases.
Defining features include a steep, high, hip roof; balcony and porch balustrades; rectangle doors set in arched openings; and double French windows with shutters. Second-story windows usually have a curved head that breaks through the cornice.
Presbytery. Area of a church around the main altar. Reserved for the clergy, it is separated from the central nave by a balustrade.
The upper windows are set into rectangular panels and are entirely open except for a low carved balustrade. Only the two central windows are real; the other two serve no purpose except to balance the composition of the facade.
Other distinguishing details of the Neoclassical home plan include roof-line balustrades, dentil molding below the cornice, and side and wing porches or porticos where one can enjoy vistas and sunshine.
Symmetrical and proportional.
 See also: Architecture, House, Baluster, Ornament, Floor
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