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Novelty architecture, also called programmatic architecture or mimetic architecture, is a type of architecture in which buildings and other structures are given unusual shapes for purposes such as advertising or to copy other famous buildings. Their size and novelty means that they often serve as landmarks.
Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes. Satari: A Swedish variant on the monitor roof; a double hip roof with a short vertical wall usually with small windows, popular from the 17th century on formal buildings.
Many shapes have metaphorical names, i.e., their names are metaphors: these shapes are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape" is a shape that resembles the letter U , a bell-shaped curve has the shape of the vertical cross section of a bell , etc.
Terms for buildings as a whole (e.g. church, mansion) refer to: Category:Buildings and structures and List of building types. Names for parts of buildings defined by their function (e.g. kitchen, nave) refer to: Category:Rooms. The names of styles of buildings or architectural movements (e.g. Gothic, Bauhaus) refer to: Category:Architectural styles
In a further spin on Christmas food, many Japanese people head to branches of KFC on or around Christmas Day, with the week leading up to 25 December reportedly being the chain’s most profitable ...
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Twisted buildings and structures (1 C, 36 P) Z. ... Pages in category "Buildings and structures by shape" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.