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A semicircular (or nearly semicircular) or semipolygonal space, usually in a church, terminating an axis and intended to house an […]

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antefix

1. A decorated upright slab used in classical architecture and derivatives to close or conceal the open end of a

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aqueduct

A channel for supplying water; often underground, but treated architecturally on high arches when crossing valleys or low ground.

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annulet

A small molding, usually circular in plan and square or angular in section; esp. one of the fillets encircling the

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