G - Category
- Gadroon
- Gargoyle
- Gazebo
- Gesso Ornamentation
- Girandole
- Girder
- Golden Mean
- Golden Rectangle
- Golden Section
- Greek Key
- Griffin
- Grisaille Painting
- Gross Pointe
- Groteque
- Guilloche
- Gusset
- Guttae
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A grotesquely carved figure of a human or an animal that serves as a spout to carry water from a gutter away from the building.
A small summerhouse or pavilion with a view, or a belvedere on the roof of a house.
A branch for a candle that is usually attached to a mirror or some other surface.
A strong, wooden member spanning foundation walls designed to support joist ends and used in construction. Girders often have an I beam cross section for strength, but may also have a box shape, Z shape or other forms.
The division of line between ½ and 1/3 its length is most pleasing (ie. Mantel height, tying back draperies, hanging pictures)
The division of a line or form so that the ratio of the smaller portion to the larger is the same as larger to the whole (ie. 2,3,5,8,13,21,34 etc. when the number is the sum of the preceding number provides close proximation to this relationship ie. 2:3, 3:5, 5:8)