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Preferred term

Pediments  

Definition

  • Triangular gable walls above the horizontal cornice of a classically treated building; also, triangular or roughly triangular elements, sometimes curved, or broken at the center, surmounting porticoes or openings [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • FRONTONS, PEDIMENTS

Notation

  • 116215

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S61XXT61-C

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