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spandril

/ˈspæn.drɪl/

Traduction: Terme d'architecture désignant l'espace approximativement triangulaire situé entre deux arcs adjacents et le plan horizontal qui les surmonte, ou entre un arc et son encadrement.

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/ˈspæn.drɪl/C2formalart
  • frTerme d'architecture désignant l'espace approximativement triangulaire situé entre deux arcs adjacents et le plan horizontal qui les surmonte, ou entre un arc et son encadrement.

An architectural term referring to the roughly triangular space between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them.

  1. Architectural elementC2formalart

    The roughly triangular space between the exterior curve of an arch and the enclosing rectangular frame, or between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them.

    frÉcoinçon

    • The cathedral's spandrils were decorated with intricate mosaics.
    • Renaissance architects often filled spandrils with sculpted figures.
    • The spandril between the two arches was painted with a fresco.

    Synonymesspandrel