round arch - (False arch) equal to half a circle. A semicircular arch without voissoirs. Keystones are sometimes used for decoration but has nothing to do with the structure of the arch. (p.20-both porch doors, p.40-doors and windows, p.
Round arches are found especially in Italianate, Italian Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque styles
Pointed (Gothic) arches are found in Gothic Revival style ...
ROUND ARCH A semicircular arch over a window or door.
SEGMENTAL ARCH A slightly rounded arch over a window or door.
SEMI-ELLIPTICAL ARCH A elongated round arch over a window or door.
Round arch. * Arch.
Rustication. A method of treating masonry. Large, rectangular blocks of stone project from the wall with deeply emphasized joints. Lightly hewn blocks are known as 'boasted' or 'droved' ashlars.
round arch - an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture
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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.
Extensive use of round arches can be seen throughout the building, but nowhere more than the side entrance. The paneled door is fit into a large round arch. The massive voussoirs of the arch are topped by the gigantic keystone.
Its two great virtues are its slight thrust as compared with the round arch, and its infinite possibilities of variation in height.
tudor (flattened gothic) arch and sometimes round arched windows, doors, porches
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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, ...
Architecture characterized by brick arid masonry construction, round arches and domes, developed within the Byzantine Empire.
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'ONTARIO COTTAGE' A modern term used to describe houses in Ontario from about 1830 to about 1870 if they are built with one-and-a-half storeys and have a gable roof featuring a gable over a dormer window; the later often with a round arch; ...
The style is characterized by round arches, vaults and domes, brick and stucco surfaces, symbolic ornamentation, and the use of decorative mosaics.
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Round arches over windows and/or entryways; thick, cavernous entryways and window openings; thick masonry walls, rounded towers with conical roof; facades are asymmetrical; variable stone and brick façade.
It developed the round arches, vaults and domes of Roman architecture but eschewed formalized classical detail in favour of lavish decoration and ornament of emblematic and symbolic significance.
arch - the pointed arch is widely regarded as the main identifiable feature of Gothic architecture (distinct from the round arch of the Romanesque period). The most common Gothic arches are the Lancet, Equilateral and Ogee.
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Romanesque - The prevailing architectural style, 8-12th cent.; massive masonry, round arches, small windows, groin-and barrel-vault.
Roofridge - Summit line of roof.
Rubble - Fill; unsquared stone not laid in courses.
Rundbogenstil: ‘round arch style’, German with Romanesque origins.
Romanesque
- architectural style that dominated in Europe during 10th - 12th centuries, preceded gothic. Characterised by the use of the round arch, and massive walls and piers. Durham Cathedral is Britain's best known example.
Romanesque - Medieval architectural style, from c7 until the development of Gothic in 1140, characterised by round arches, groin vaults, clear bold forms and planning.
Norman era the style of architecture that was in vogue was known as Romanesque, because it copied the pattern and proportion of the architecture of the Roman Empire. The chief characteristics of the Romanesque style were barrel vaults, round arches, ...
The gable roof covers both levels, sloping sharply down in the rear.
Spanish Colonial Revival
Low-pitched ceramic tile roof, stucco walls, eaves with little or no overhang, wrought iron, and windows and doorways with round arches.
massive masonry, round arches, small windows, groin-and barrel-vault.
Roofridge - summit line of roof.
Roundel - low, circular, semicircular or U-shaped tower for artillery, projecting from the wall face.
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