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2. Pediment - Wikipedia

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   A variant is the "segmental" or "arch" pediment, where the normal angular slopes of the cornice are replaced by one in the form of a segment of a circle, in the manner of a depressed arch. [10] Both traditional and segmental pediments have "broken" and "open" forms. In the broken pediment the raking cornice is left open at the apex. [11]

3. Door - Wikipedia

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   Architrave – The decorative molding that outlines a door frame, called an Archivolt if the door is arched. Sometimes called brickmold in North America. Doormat (also called door mat) – a mat placed typically in front of or behind a door of a home. This practice originated so that mud and dirt would be less prevalent on floors inside a building.

4. Transom (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Transom windows which could be opened to provide cross-ventilation while maintaining security and privacy (due to their small size and height above floor level) were a common feature of apartments, homes, office buildings, schools, and other buildings before central air conditioning and heating became common beginning in the early-to-mid 20th century.

5. 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]

6. Mullion - Wikipedia

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   It is also often used as a division between double doors. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purpose is a rigid support to the glazing of the window. Its secondary purpose is to provide structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening. Horizontal elements separating the head of a door from a window above are called ...

7. West Hill Residential Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The Colonial Revival elements on this house are the front door with sidelights, sheltered by a porch with Tuscan columns supporting a pedimented roof. At the end is a sunroom with its corners supported by pilasters. [2] [16] Stiels house, 1928 Colonial Revival. The C.E. Stiels house at 515 W Dover St is a Colonial Revival-style house built in 1928.