probably not allowed, but on either side of the entrance door of a mansion, porticoes set back behind the line of frontage were provided, according to F.
Set back/off - ledge on wall face.
Shaft - narrow column.
Shell keep - Circular or oval wall surrounding inner portion of castle; usually stores and accommodations inside the hollow walls.
Set Back Line - A line usually parallel to the plot boundaries or central line of a road and laid down in each case by the authority or as per recommendation of Master Plan beyond which nothing can be constructed towards the plot boundaries, ...
Retired flank: A flank set back or turned inwards to the rear of a work, such as a bastion where the shoulder or orillion protects the guns situated in the flank which were used to enfilade along the curtain. See flank.
Early sashes, particularly when set into brickwork were usually fitted flush with the wall surfaces. They were quickly moved back into the building as early by-laws required them to be set back into the wall thickness to reduce the risk of the ...
A further development of the Ottoman period are twin hammams where a bath house for women and a bath house for men were set back to back to avoid the prohibition of mixed bathing.
SET-BACK BUTTRESSES: a pair of buttresses similar to angle buttresses, but which are set back slightly from the corner of the building against which they are built.
Set back/off: Ledge on wall face. Sexpartite rib vault: A rib vault which is divided into six sections by three ribs. Shaft: The structural member which serves as the main support of a column or pier. The shaft is between the capital and the base.
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