An ædicule ("little building") is a common framing device in both Classical architecture and Gothic architecture. The term Classical architecture has a specific Archaeological meaning relating to the architecture of Classical Greece See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. An ædicular frame treats a window or a niche in a section of wall as if it were a building, sometimes with columns or pilasters flanking the opening, which support an architrave or a pediment or an arched rib vault. GlassWindowjpg|thumb|right|190px|A stained glass panel depicting Biblical scenes at a historic church in Scotland]] A window is an opening The niche in classical architecture is an Exedra or an Apse that has been reduced in size retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse A column in Structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural A pilaster is a slightly-projecting flattened Column built into or applied to the face of a wall The architrave (also called epistyle or door frame) is a moulded or ornamental band framing a rectangular opening A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure ( Entablature) typically supported by An arch is a structure that spans a space while supporting weight (e The intersection of two or three Barrel vaults produces a rib-vault or ribbed vault when they are edged with piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns In Christian architecture, a three-dimensional tectonic form of baldachin, surmounting an altar might be termed a "ciborium", one of several uses of that term. A baldachin, or baldaquin (Italian baldacchino or baldachino) is a canopy of state over an Altar or A ciborium (plural ciboria) is a covered container used in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and related churches to store the consecrated hosts Painted ædicules frame figures from sacred history in initial letters of Illuminated manuscripts. An illuminated manuscript is a Manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration such as decorated Initials borders and Ædicular frames, carved and gilded are favourite schemes for English Palladian mirror frames of the late 1720s through the 1740s, by such designers as William Kent. PLEASE DO NOT ADD AN INFO BOX TO THIS PAGE --> Palladian architecture is a European style of Architecture derived from the designs of the Italian William Kent (born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, c 1685 &ndash 12 April 1748) was an eminent English Architect, Landscape
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A pilaster is a slightly-projecting flattened Column built into or applied to the face of a wall A portico is a Porch that is leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a Colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway supported by ColumnsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic