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A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like.

Abbey HouseA low triangular gable above a cornice, topped by raking cornices and ornamented.. Used over doors, windows or porches.

A sculptured ornament suspended from a roof truss, vault, or ceiling.  Also called “drop.

A rare design of a classic portico with five columns.

View out the back door, 7/06
Photo by stewickie
A balcony or lattice framework used as a shade area that is covered with vines or shrubs.  It is of Italian origin.

A series of columns surrounding a building or enclosing a court. – the rectangular courtyard or garden of a Greek or Roman house.

Small stitches and patterns.

Sunrise for Rome
Photo by cuellar
An open square that is surrounded by buildings.

A vertical, non-circular masonry support, more massive than a column.

A shallow rectangular column projecting only slightly from a wall and, in classical architecture, conforming with one of the orders.