Definition of Pediment. Meaning of Pediment. Synonyms of Pediment

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Definition of Pediment

Pediment
Pediment Ped"i*ment, n. [L. pes, pedis, a foot. See Foot.] (Arch.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple.

Meaning of Pediment from wikipedia

- Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice...
- The pediments of the Parthenon are the two sets of statues (around fifty) in Pentelic marble originally located as the pedimental sculpture on the east...
- element called the pediment. Originally a feature of Ancient Gr**** architecture, pedimental sculpture started as a means to decorate a pediment in its simplest...
- A pediment, also known as a concave slope or waning slope, is a very gently sloping (0.5°–7°) inclined bedrock surface. It is typically a concave surface...
- faced the pediment and were thus not visible. Ohly had contended that there were four total pedimental groups (two complete sets of pediments for the east...
- in the West Pediment of the Parthenon" (PDF). "statue; pediment | British Museum". The British Museum. Palagia, Olga (1998). The Pediments of the Parthenon...
- The Progress of Civilization is a marble pediment above the entrance to the Senate wing of the United States Capitol building designed by the sculptor...
- Pedimental sculptures are sculptures within the frame of a pediment on the exterior of a building, some examples of which can be found in Canada. Pedimental...
- At either end of the building the pediment rises from the cornice, framed by moulding of similar form. The pediment is decorated with figures that are...
- Pedimental sculptures are sculptures within the frame of a pediment on the exterior of a building, some examples of which can be found in the United States...