Architectural elements

water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites, consists of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a reflective surface

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thumb|Spandrels of a Tudor arch thumb|Spandrels of a circle within a square thumb|Spandrel figures of winged victories, [[Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris]] thumb|Spandrel panels

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turret or small tower on sloping roofs of a building

thumb|right|alt=Wall.svg|Diagram of a wall In architecture, a baseboard (also called skirting board, skirting, wainscoting, mopboard, trim, floor molding, or base molding) is usually wooden, MDF or vinyl board covering the lowest part of an interior wall. Its purpose is to cover the joint between the wall surface and the floor. It covers the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall, protects the wall from kicks, abrasion, and furniture, and can serve as a decorative molding.

thumb|Early Gothic wimperg with pinnacles above the west portal of the Bad Hersfeld town church (around 1330) thumb|Oriel window with wimperg and pinnacles on the Imperial Hall of the Old Town Hall in Regensburg in [[Bavaria, Germany]] In Gothic architecture, a wimperg is a gable-like crowning over portals and windows and is also called an ornamental gable. Outside of immediate architecture, the wimperg is also found as a motif in Gothic carving.

thumb|right|200px|Plan of a temple with opisthodomos highlighted.

thumb|William Henry Playfair, [[University of Edinburgh: bevelled edges of each stone block emphasise the voussoirs, which have a curved base and together form a semi-circle at the top of each arch.]] A voussoir (UK: ; US: ) is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault. thumb|Joggled voussoir arch, located at the Mausoleum of Theodoric in [[Ravenna, Italy. (520 CE)]] Each voussoir is formed in a specific way to fit within the arch or vault created. Normally, different colored stones are shaped to fit together in a curved way that relies on the balanc

section of a building

thumb|upright=2.0|Astragal architectural element as part of a Doric order column thumb|Diagram of an astragalus profile as part of an Ionic order column

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thumb|300px|A mashrabiya in Tunisia

structural or decorative element that projects from a surface, usually to carry weight or strengthen an angle

short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture or column

thumb|Dougong inside the East Hall timber hall of Foguang Temple, built in 857 during the [[Tang dynasty]] thumb|Dougong brackets on an Eastern Han dynasty|Eastern Han (25–220 CE) era architectural model of a watchtower thumb|A stone-carved relief above a cave entrance of the Yungang Grottoes ([[Shanxi province) showing an imitation of dougong brackets, Northern Wei dynasty (386–535 CE)]] thumb|Stone pillars made in imitation of wooden dougong and "人-shaped gong" (Chinese: 人字栱) at cave entrance of Tianlongshan Grottoes, Northern Qi. Dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: dǒugǒng; lit. 'cap [and] block'

thumb|Dry stone|Dry ashlar masonry laid in parallel courses on an Inca wall at [[Machu Picchu]] thumb|Ashlar masonry north gable of Banbury Town Hall, Oxfordshire thumb|quarry-faced stone|Quarry-faced red Longmeadow sandstone in random ashlar was specified by architect [[Henry Hobson Richardson for the North Congregational Church (Springfield, Massachusetts, 1871).]]

large plate or washer connected to a tie rod or bolt

window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room

thumb|250px|right|Type of louver in concept thumb|250px|right|Louver used in a Stevenson screen thumb|Louver shutters in Italy thumb|250px|right|Louvered cupola bell house

projecting wall element in architecture

A mammisi (mamisi) is an ancient Egyptian small chapel attached to a larger temple (usually in front of the pylons), built from the Late Period, and associated with the nativity of a god. The word is derived from Coptic – the last phase of the ancient Egyptian language – meaning "birth place". Its usage is attributed to the French egyptologist Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832).

__NOTOC__ thumb|Mashrabiya screen on display at the [[British Museum]] Latticework is an openwork framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal. The design is created by crossing the strips to form a grid or weave. Latticework may be functional – for example, to allow airflow to or through an area; structural, as a truss in a lattice girder; used to add privacy, as through a lattice screen; purely decorative; or some combination of these.

thumb|The wooden maqsura in the Great Mosque of Kairouan ([[Tunisia) |alt=]] Maqsurah (, literally "closed-off space") is an enclosure, box, or wooden screen near the mihrab or the center of the qibla wall in a mosque. It was typically reserved for a Muslim ruler and his entourage, and was originally designed to shield him from potential assassins during prayer. The imam officiating inside the maqsurah typically belonged to the same school of law to which the ruler belonged.

thumb|Jali at Taranga Jain temple|Ajitnath Jain Temple, 11th-century [[Gujarat]] thumb|A jali is typically open, but this example of a 17th-century jali from the last Mughal period was owned by a wealthy merchant and probably placed with the external portal. Basically, the impression is friendly and inviting as the inside of the palace, but secure to outside world. The iris (plant)|iris pattern at the top is a departure from the earlier geometry and indicates a Persian influence.

architectural structure, usually made from an open framework or lattice of interwoven or intersecting pieces of wood, bamboo or metal that is normally made to support and display climbing plants, especially shrubs

thumb|A diagram of a door, with the jambs labeled.

architectural element, generally a stage or dais, or any structure from which a speech may be made

art

thumb|Double amalaka at the top of the Devi Jagadambi Temple at [[Khajuraho]] thumb|Prominent amalakas at the Siddheshwar Mukteshwar Group Temple, Bhubaneswar An amalaka (), is a segmented or notched stone disk, usually with ridges on the rim, that sits on the top of a Hindu temple's shikhara or main tower. According to one interpretation, the amalaka represents a lotus, and thus the symbolic seat for the deity below. Another interpretation is that it symbolizes the sun, and is thus the gateway to the heavenly world.

thumb|400px|Labelled image of the Doric order entablature A gutta (Latin pl. guttae, "drops") is a small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used near the top of the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture. At the top of the architrave blocks, a row of six guttae below the narrow projection of the taenia (fillet) formed an element called a regula. A regula was aligned under each triglyph of the Doric frieze. In addition, the underside of the projecting geison above the frieze had rectangular protrusions termed mutules that each had three rows of six guttae. These mutules we

architectural pattern in Ancient Egypt

right|thumbnail|Carport in front of garagesthumb|One example of the many common types of modern carports sold on the market. This particular one is a stand-alone model. thumb|right|Carport in Japan A carport is a covered structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily cars, from rain and snow. The structure can either be free standing or attached to a wall. Unlike most structures, a carport does not have four walls, and usually has one or two. Carports offer less protection than garages but allow for more ventilation. In particular, a carport prevents frost on the windshield.

type of masonry construction used in Roman and medieval times

thumb|Simple bell gable at the St. James' Church of Entença, town|Entença ([[Spain), near the Pyrenees.]] The bell gable (, , ) is an architectural element crowning the upper end of the wall of church buildings, usually in lieu of a church tower. It consists of a gable end in stone, with small hollow semi-circular arches where the church bells are placed. It is a characteristic example of the simplicity of Romanesque architecture.

V-shaped insignia used in various fields

thumb|On either side of a doorway, the wall of the Lycosura#Temple of Despoina, Stoa, and altars|Temple of Despoina at [[Lycosura has a course of orthostates with string courses above them]]

thumb|Modillions under the cornice of the Morgan, Leith, and Cook Building in the East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District, Portland, Oregon

thumb|Obstacle to traffic caused by the Ferguson landslide in the state of [[California (USA)]] An obstacle (also called a barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. A obstacle blocks or hinders our way forward. Different types of obstacles include physical, economic, biopsychosocial, cultural, political, technological and military.

architectural element

architectural feature that reduces heat gain within a building by deflecting sunlight

thumb|right|Kirtimukha at Kasivisvesvara Temple at Lakkundi, [[Gadag district, Karnataka, India]] Kirtimukha (Sanskrit: कीर्तिमुख ,', also ', a bahuvrihi compound translating to "glorious face") is the name of a swallowing fierce face with huge fangs, and gaping mouth, very common in the iconography of Hindu temple architecture in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and often also found in Buddhist architecture.

bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached

thumb|upright|A trifora over Porta della carta, Doge's Palace, Venice Trifora is a type of three-light window. The trifora usually appears in towers and belfries—on the top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings.

thumb|right|A downslope view of part of the erosion|eroding rill network from [[County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. See below for a close-up view of a single rill]] In hillslope geomorphology, a rill is a shallow channel (no more than a few inches/centimeters deep) cut into soil by the erosive action of flowing surface water. Similar but smaller incised channels are known as microrills; larger incised channels are known as gullies.

decorative architectural element

thumb|Quatrefoil above the west door of Croyland Abbey showing in [[relief scenes from the life of Saint Guthlac]] thumb|Quatrefoil window at the St. Petrus parish church in Peterslahr, Germany A quatrefoil (anciently caterfoil) is a decorative element consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. It is found in art, architecture, heraldry and traditional Christian symbolism. The word 'quatrefoil' means "four leaves", from the Latin , "four", plus , "leaf"; the term refers specifically to a four-leafed clover, but

passive solar building

thumb|The plan of Zvartnots Cathedral, [[Armenia, 7th-century]]

thumb|right|250px|Casa dos Patudos Monofora is a type of the single-light window, usually narrow, crowned by an arch, and decorated by small columns or pilasters.

right|thumb|A wooden stile in Esha Ness, [[Shetland]]

ventilation using solar energy

thumb Bossage is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc.

thumb|Carved and inlaid Late Baroque supraporte in Toruń, Poland

elevated sightseeing platform

elevated floor above a solid substrate to create a void for mechanical and electrical services

engineering term; structural part of a complex structure

principal block of a large, usually classical, mansion or palace

very narrow pointed window

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