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| Adventures in Victorian Architecture: Victorian Architecture Vocabulary |
| Victorian Architecture Vocabulary | |||
| Bay window a window that sticks out from a building. Usually there are two windows on the sides too. |
Dentils a molding of small tooth like squares. |
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| Column a round or box-like post that holds up a roof over a porch. They are also used as decoration. |
Dormer a little window that comes straight out from the roof and is covered by a little roof of its own. |
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| Clapboard siding wood siding that is used to cover the outside of a building. |
Cornice a horizontal piece running along the top of a building where the wall and the roof meet. It is also the top part of an entablature. |
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| Entablature The upper section of a wall or story, usually supported on columns or pilasters. |
Gable the triangular part at the end of a building formed by the two sides of a sloping roof. Gables are also formed by other sloping roof areas, such as those over windows. |
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| Pediment a triangular piece of the roof which comes out from the rest of the building and covers a porch. |
Lintel a post that goes across the top of a window or door. It helps hold up the wall above the window or door. |
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| Portico a small porch with a roof supported by columns or posts. |
Mansard Roof a roof with two slopes. Often it is flat on top. |
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| Shingles small, flat pieces of wood which are used to cover the roof in order to protect the house. Sometimes they look like fish scales. |
Transom a window or panel, usually operable, above a window or door. |
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| Turret A small, skinny tower usually at the corner of a building, often containing a circular stair. |
Windows: • Oriel Window: begins above the ground and goes up from there. • Bay Window: runs from the floor to the ceiling. • Reveal Window: just sticks out from the wall. |
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