cornice (Q4318)
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A decorative architectural detail where walls and ceiling meet.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | cornice | A decorative architectural detail where walls and ceiling meet. |
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cornice (English)
A decorative architectural detail where walls and ceiling meet. (English)
Topmost element of the entablature in Classical architecture the horizontal band that crowns the top of an architectural feature such as a colonnade wall or doorway. It typically projects out and over the frieze. It is composed of three parts the bed corona and cymatium."" (English)
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římsa (Czech)
Dekorativní zakončení přechodu mezi stěnou a stropem. (Czech)
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Gesims (German)
Horizontales Bauglied das aus einer Wand hervorragt. Ein Gesims dient zusammen mit senkrechten Architekturelementen wie zum Beispiel Säulen der Strukturbezogenen Gestaltung von Wandflächen und Fassaden. (German)
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cornisa (Spanish)
Un detalle decorativo arquitectónico donde las paredes y el techo se encuentran. (Spanish)
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Cornice [teatron] (English)
Any molded projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed. (English)
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