Architectural elements Architectural elements Cant (or Canted) is the architectural term describing part, or segment, of a facade which is at an angle to another part of the same facade. Generally the angle is less acute than a right angle enabling the canted facade can be viewed, and remain, one composition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cant (architecture)"
A cantilever is a beam carrying loads to a strong mounting point with one end of the beam anchored, and having the other end suspended in the air. The beam forms a lever, which carries the load by being held in position by the mount, turning the loads into torque on the mount. Cantilever construction allows for long structures without external bracing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cantilever"
In Western architecture, the capital (from the Latin caput, 'head') forms the crowning member of the column, which projects on each side as it rises, in order to support the abacus and unite the square form of the latter with the circular shaft. The bulk of the capital may either be convex, as in the Doric order; concave, as in the bell of the Corinthian order; or scrolling out, as in the Ionic order. These form the three principal types on which all capitals are based. The Composite order (illustration, right) established in the 16th century on a hint from the Arch of Titus, adds Ionic volutes to Corinthian acanthus leaves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capital (architecture)"
A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element such as a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on its head. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caryatid"
A ceiling is the surface that bounds the upper limit of a room. A ceiling is generally not structural but is a finish material concealing the structure above. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ceiling"
A chimney is a system for venting hot gases and smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. They are typically almost vertical to ensure the hot gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion through convection. The space inside a chimney is called a flue. Chimneys may be found in buildings, steam locomotives and ships (for the latter, the US term is smokestack and the UK term is funnel) ...more on Wikipedia about "Chimney"
A Cloister-vault is a vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cloister-vault"
In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, as in the famous elliptically curving colonnades that Bernini added to the facade of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, which embrace and define the Piazza. Compare the sequence of baluster forms that go to make a balustrade. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonnade"
A column in architecture and structural engineering is part of a structure whose purpose is to transmit through compression the weight of the structure. Other compression members are often termed columns because of the similar stress conditions. Columns can be either compounded of parts or made as a single piece. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Column"
Coping (from cope, Latin capa), consists of the capping or covering of a wall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coping (architecture)"
In Medieval architecture a corbel or console names a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger". ...more on Wikipedia about "Corbel"
A corbel arch is a structure capable of spanning a space. In difference to an arch it cannot avoid tension forces and requires heavy weights for stabilisation. Ancient cultures like Maya built corbel arches because they did not know arches. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corbel arch"
In classical architecture the cornice is the set of projecting moldings that crown an entablature. The cornice lies above the frieze, which rests on the architrave. The function of the projecting cornice is to throw rainwater free of the building's walls. In non-classical building practice, this function is handled by eaves and gutters, and in modernist architecture the elimination of the cornice has been important enough, often simply for demands of style, that elaborate internal drainage systems are provided. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornice"
A counterfort, in architecture, is a buttress or pier built up against the wall of a building or terrace to strengthen it, or to resist the thrust of an arch or other constructional feature inside. ...more on Wikipedia about "Counterfort"
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Cour d'Honneur, sometimes literally translated as "Court of Honour", is the architectural term for defining a three-sided courtyard, created when the main central corps de logis is flanked by symmetrical advancing secondary wings, containing minor rooms. The Château of Versailles (illustration) and Blenheim Palace (plan) both feature such entrance courts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cour d'Honneur"
A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the ...more on Wikipedia about "Courtyard"
A crenel (also spelled as crenelle and alternatively known as a carnel, embrasure, loop or wheeler) is an indentation in the battlements of a building. It was most often a feature of defensive buildings, such as city walls or castles, but also became widely used as an ornamental feature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crenel"
Crenellation (or crenelation) is the name for the distinctive pattern that framed the tops of the walls of many medieval castles, often called battlements. Crenellation most commonly took the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces cut out of the top of the wall to allow defenders spaces to shoot arrows from and other spaces to hide behind full cover. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crenellation"
A crocket is a decorative element common in Gothic architecture. Crockets are stylised carvings of leaves or flowers used at regular intervals to decorate the sloping sides of spires, gables, pinnacles, etc. When used to decorate the sides of the capital of columns, these are called crocket capitals. The name derives from the diminutive of the French croc, meaning "hook", due to the resemblance of crockets to a bishop's crosier. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crocket"
Crow steps (Craw steps or Corbie steps in Scots) are a feature of buildings found in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. A gable end of a roof made into steps with stone or bricks are called crow steps. Roofs in Scotland are typically steeper than in the rest of the UK (because it rains more) making for steeper and more step-like steps. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crow step"
:Cuneus ( Latin for "wedge"; plural, cunei) is also the architectural term applied to the wedge-shaped divisions of the Roman theatre separated by the scalae or stairways; see Vitruvius v. 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cuneus"
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In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and provide ventilation. The word comes from the Italian, and expresses the idea of a "small tub". ...more on Wikipedia about "Cupola"
The term curtain wall has many uses throughout history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Curtain wall"
Cyzicenus is the architectural term given by Vitruvius to the large hall, used by the Greeks, which faced the north, with, a prospect towards the gardens; the windows of this hall opened down to the ground, so that the green verdure could be seen by those lying on the couches. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyzicenus"
The lower part of a wall, below the dado rail and above the skirting board. This area is traditionally given a different decorative treatment to the upper part of the wall; for example panelling, wainscoting or lincrusta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dado (architecture)"
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