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pediment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | gable, gable end, gable wall |
Examples of pediment
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The pediment bears a depiction of emperor Antoninus Pius's elevation to godhood.
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It even became the theme of the sculpture on the West pediment of the Parthenon.
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It's centered on a giant clock, set within a classically minded curved pediment.
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The east pediment narrates the birth of Athena from the head of her father, Zeus.
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Among the the home's classical elements, a segmented pediment over the front door.
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Like architects from Greece and Rome, they valued the column and the pediment.
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Parts of pediment were found in 1900, including the torso of an Athena statue.
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This work includes a portrait of Cass Gilbert, third from the left in the pediment.
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He then surmounted the third storey of the house at the back with a pediment.
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- A triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
- A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure (entablature), typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding. ...
- A pediment is a gently inclined erosional surface carved into bedrock. It is thinly covered with fluvial gravel that has developed at the foot of mountains. It develops when running water erodes most of the mass of the mountain. ...
- (Pediments) In Renaissance architecture, gables and openings are adorned with triangular or segmental pediments.
- (Pediments) These elements are gables placed over a door or window. They generally include horizontal moulding (i.e., a cornice).
- The usually triangular or rounded structure above the cornice often seen in tall case pieces.
- A low triangular gable above a cornice, topped by raking cornices and ornamented.
- Used to describe topmost member of a formal entryway (Pediment stacks above the crosshead) and includes the caps or heads which ornament windows and interior door.
- A gently sloping surface, usually covered with gravel, the result of erosion.
