Architectural element stubs
Bay in architecture
In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. bay comes from "Old French…
Attic ladder
An attic ladder (US) or loft ladder (UK) is a retractable ladder that is installed into the floor of an…
Astragal
An astragal is a moulding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes (fillets). An astragal is…
Arris
In architecture, an arris is the sharp edge formed by the intersection of two surfaces, such as the corner of…
Archivolt
An archivolt (or voussure) is an ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch. It…
Araeosystyle
Araeosystyle (Gr. αραιος, "widely spaced", and συστυλος, "with columns set close together"), an architectural term applied to a colonnade, in…
Apron in architecture
An apron is a raised section of ornamental stonework below a window ledge, stone tablet, or monument.
Antefix
An antefix (from Latin antefigere, to fasten before) is a vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of a tiled…
Ante-choir
Ante-choir, the term given to the space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood…
Ambulacrum
An ambulacrum is an architectural term for the atrium, courtyard, or parvise in front of a basilica that is surrounded…
Alure
An alure (O. Fr., from aller, "to walk") or allure is an architectural term for an alley, passage, the water-way…
Accolade in architecture
In architecture an accolade is an embellishment of an arch, found most typically in late Gothic architecture. One kind of…
Abat-son
An abat-son (usually plural abat-sons) is an architectural device constructed to reflect sound in a particular direction. Typically it takes…
Water table in architecture
A water table is a masonry architectural feature that consists of a projecting course that deflects water running down the…
Cottage window
A cottage window is a double-hung window — i.e., a window with two sashes sliding up and down, hung with…