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corbel

In architecture, a projecting piece of the stone, wood, or iron of a wall placed so as to support a pillar, beam, or roof-truss. In Norman architecture the cornice is supported on corbel stones, the ends of which are carved; and in medieval castles the main beams of the floors were frequently carried on large corbels. They were often ornamented with foliage, or grotesque human or animal heads.
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Designed as a seven-story building with a nine-story addition several years later by the German-born architect Albert Wagner, the building features arches of varying widths within bays of equal width, cast-iron window framing, statuary and entrance gates, and a cornice of elaborately patterned brickwork and corbeling topped by a brownstone course.
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