Extrados
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EXTRADOS (extra, outside, Fr. dos, back), the architectural term for the outer boundary of the voussoirs of an arch.
extrados - the exterior curve of an arch
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes ...
Extrados
The exterior curve of an arch taken from the outside of the voussoirs or the visible boundary of the outside of an arch. These can be quite ornate. (The inside curve of an arch is the intrados or soffit. )
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Extrados
The upper surface of an arch or vault. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski
Facade
The principal exterior face of a building, usually the front. Image courtesy of Phil Gruen ...
Extrados. Outer curve of an arch with a structural or purely decorative function (* arch).
Ex-voto. Object, often a small painting, offered to a saint to express gratitude.
Extrados
The convex curve formed by the outer edge of an arch. The inner edge is called the intrados.
Fascia ...
EXTRADOS: the outer curve of an arch (cf. INTRADOS or SOFFIT). EYELET: a small opening in a traceried window, usually formed between the apex of the arch above and "Y"-forking tracery bars below (cf. OCULUS).
Extrados - outer curve of the voussoirs.
Haunch - the lower section of the arch, below the crown, where outward thrust is most pronounced.
Impost - projection marking the point from which the arch springs from its support.
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 ...
At its most extreme it uses jagged or distorted forms, often creating a mood of anguish or unease.ExtradosOuter curved face of an arch or vault.EyecatcherDecorative building terminating a vista.
 See also: Arch, Intrados, Architecture, Decorated, Voussoir
  
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