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Architectural Terms

The specialized vocabulary used to identify and describe the structural, proportional, and ornamental parts of architecture.

Short Definition

The specialized vocabulary used to identify and describe the structural, proportional, and ornamental parts of architecture.

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The specialized vocabulary used to identify and describe the structural, proportional, and ornamental parts of architecture. For sculptors, this vocabulary is essential when designing work for pediments, niches, façades, columns, entablatures, monuments, and other architectural settings.