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A splayed or wedge coping is one that slopes in a single direction; a saddle coping slopes to either side of a central high point. [ 2 ] Coping may be made of stone (capstone), brick , clay or terracotta , concrete or cast stone , tile , slate , wood, thatch , or various metals, including aluminum , copper , stainless steel , steel , and zinc ...
An embrasure (or crenel or crenelle; sometimes called gunhole in the domain of gunpowder-era architecture) is the opening in a battlement between two raised solid portions . Alternatively, an embrasure can be a space hollowed out throughout the thickness of a wall by the establishment of a bay. This term designates the internal part of this ...
The structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture (also common as a decorative embellishment on the ridge of metal roofs of some domestic Gothic-style architecture in America in the 19th century). Rotunda A large and high circular hall or room in a building, usually but not always, surmounted by a dome.
Splay may refer to: Splay, a verb meaning slant, slope or spread outwards; Splay (physiology), the difference between urine threshold and saturation; Splay (Japanese band), a J-pop band from Osaka; Splay Networks, a Sweden-headquartered group of multi-channel networks for Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Germany; In architecture
A building's surface detailing, inside and outside, often includes decorative moulding, and these often contain ogee-shaped profiles—consisting (from low to high) of a concave arc flowing into a convex arc, with vertical ends; if the lower curve is convex and higher one concave, this is known as a Roman ogee, although frequently the terms are used interchangeably and for a variety of other ...
It is in stone on a plinth, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with stone coping and a weathervane. There are two storeys and two bays. The doorway has a quoined surround, and the ground floor windows have pointed arches. The windows in the upper floor have segmental-pointed flat-arched [lintel (architecture)|lintels]].
The coping stones in thhe current picture are bearly visible - sandwiched between the arches and the concrete deck, and partly obscured by the facade. There must be a better picture somewhere. Obscurasky 21:42, 24 September 2012 (UTC) OK, I've just gone ahead and changed it anyway.
Coping or scribing is the woodworking technique of shaping the end of a moulding or frame component to neatly fit the contours of an abutting member. Joining tubular members in metalworking is also referred to as a cope, or sometimes a "fish mouth joint" or saddle joint .