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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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The tomb is topped by a slightly pointed dome set on plasterwork squinches and corbelled beams that translate the square plan into an octagonal drum then a 16-side drum and finally the dome.
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