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  2. Genkan - Wikipedia

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    Genkan are traditional Japanese entryway areas for a house, apartment, or building, a combination of a porch and a doormat. [1] It is usually located inside the building directly in front of the door. The primary function of genkan is for the removal of shoes before entering the main part of the house or building.

  3. Porte-cochère - Wikipedia

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    An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor A modern example at a hospital. A porte-cochère (/ ˌ p ɔːr t k oʊ ˈ ʃ ɛ r /; French: [pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ]; lit. ' coach gateway '; [1] pl. porte-cochères or portes-cochères) [2] is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street [3] or a covered porch-like structure at ...

  4. Portal (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Doors, metal gates, or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of simple building materials or decorated with ornamentation . The elements of a portal can include the voussoir , tympanum , an ornamented mullion or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints ...

  5. Shelby family restores historic Seven Gables home - AOL

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    Beautiful, original wrought iron railings curve up the staircase to the second floor, and arched doorways are all throughout the home. “I love this house, and I’m an advocate of this house ...

  6. Tympanum (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The late Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s. A tympanum (pl.: tympana; from Greek and Latin words meaning "drum") is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and an arch. [1]

  7. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church providing an oblique view of the altar. Stoop A small staircase ending in a platform and leading to the entrance of an apartment building or other building. Sunburst A design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns, including art nouveau. Syrian arch

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