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Dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin:
dǒugǒng; lit. 'cap [and] block') is a
structural element of
interlocking wooden brackets,
important in
traditional Chinese...
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highly decorated as part of an
architectural style, such as the
Chinese dougong bracket systems.
According to the
Oxford English Dictionary,
eaves is derived...
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include the
friction damping and
sliding effect of the
complex wooden dougong joints, the
structural isolation of floors, the
effects of wide
eaves analogous...
- terraces) 屋 wu (Rooms
along roofed corridors) 斗拱 (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin:
Dǒugǒng)
dougong interlocking wooden brackets,
often used in
clusters to
support roofs...
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acted as ornament.
Dougong also has the
practical application of
protection from earthquakes, as the
elasticity of
multiple dougong has the
ability to...
- for health, longevity, and
success in
studies Kiyomizu-dera,
Illuminated Dougong architectural element, Kiyomizu-dera
Dragon sculpture at Kiyomizu-dera...
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Symmetry was also
important in the
layout of homes, altars, and villages.
Dougong is a
unique structural element of
interlocking wooden brackets, one of...
- columns-pillars
Dolmen –
prehistoric megalithic tombs with
structural stone lintels Dougong –
traditional Chinese structural element I-beam –
steel lintels and beams...
- a
fortified manor with towers, a courtyard, verandas,
tiled rooftops,
dougong support brackets, and a
covered bridge extending from the
third floor of...
- that
shield third rails or
support the
guide bars of rubber-tyred
metros Dougong,
wooden brackets commonly found in East
Asian architecture Structural support...
