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Quadrangle of University of Sydney
In architecture, a quadrangle, or more colloquially, quad, is a space or courtyard, usually square or rectangular in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building.
Quadratura - 'Trompe l'œil' architectural painting of walls and ceilings. In the 17th and 18th Century it was frequently executed by travelling painters who specialized in it and were known as quadraturisti.
quadratura or quadraturista painting: illusionistic perspective painting, particularly in Italian ceilings by Pozzi etc.
quadriga: sculptural group of a chariot drawn by four horses. Often used on top of the attic of a Roman gateway.
QUADRANGLE
Inner courtyard in a large building.
QUATREFOIL
Ornamental tracery in the form of a flower with four symmetrical petals, or any ornament with four foils or lobes.
Quadrant (or half-barrel) vaulting
vaulting whose arc is one-quarter of a circle, or 90 degrees.
Quatrefoil ...
Quadratura:
An intended architectural illusion used to create the sense of a larger room.
Quadripartite Vault: ...
QUADRANGLE: Inner courtyard.
SHELL KEEP: Circular or oval wall surrounding inner portion of castle.
SIEGE: Surrounding and attacking a castle, usually, a prolonged attack.
Quadrapartite Elevation- Four story elevation used in Early Gothic. (Interior Laon Cathedral)
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Quadrangular castle: A castle dating from the 14th century, which consisted of four wings surrounding a central courtyard.
A quadrant vault is a half-barrel (tunnel) vault.
A sexpartile vault is a rib vault with six panels.
An enclosed quadrangle in a monastery or by a church, surrounded by covered passages; by extension, any space so enclosed. Cloister garth: the area enclosed by a cloister.CloseThe precinct of a cathedral.
Other parts of interior elevations: arcade, gallery or tribune, triforium Cloister: Part of a monastery; a quadrangle surrounded by covered passages. It connects the domestic parts of the monastery with the church.
cloister: Part of a monastery; a quadrangle-le surrounded by covered passages. It connects the domestic parts of the monastery with the church. Usually located on the south side of the church.
Part of a monastery; a quadrangle surrounded by covered passages. It connects the domestic parts of the monastery with the church. Usually located on the south side of the church.
cloister vault or segmented dome ...
2001: Milwaukee Art Museum, Quadracci Pavilion, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2003: Ysios Wine Estate Laguardia, Spain
2003: Tenerife Concert Hall in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
2005: The Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden ...
A covered passage around a quadrangle at the side of the church.
Confessio -
A niche for relics located near the altar.
The public courtyard known as Jahangir's Quadrangle contains some of the best examples of Akbar's architecture built in the characteristic red sandstone.
SUNK QUADRANT: a moulding with the cross-section of a recessed quarter-circle. SUPERMULLION: a mullion rising from the top of an archlet.
 See also: Architecture, Vault, Church, House, Ornament
  
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