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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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Under former Bogota mayor Penalosa, Colombian maestro Rogelio Salmona designed several branch libraries whose social brief was nothing less than the reintegration of communities rent by decades of civil war--by means of the civility of library functions, and the visuality of his corbelled brick forms.
Civic locus: From galleries to libraries; Do libraries contribute ... by Boddy, Trevor / The Architectural Review
Its architectural details include decorative surfaces of embossed terra cotta, tall decorative corbelled brick chimneys, stone-columned arched entrances, and square- and round-headed windows topped by terra cotta lintels and brick arches, respectively.
Developer preserves Brooklyn treasure by Real Estate Weekly
Like the doors and balcony behind you, the heavy dark wooden beams spanning over the cylindrical columns of the arcade are traditional in form with carved corbelled brackets and wrought iron straps.
House of retreat: completed some 30 years after its conception, this ... by Buchanan, Peter / The Architectural Review
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