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Meaning of "pediment"
Pediment (noun): In architecture, a pediment is the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns. It is often decorated with sculptures or reliefs. The pediment can also refer to a similar feature in furniture or other decorative elements
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- A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
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The pediment of the heart is the stomach.
Is inscribed on the pediment of the east face.
A pediment is sometimes the top element of a portico.
At its summit is a pediment decorated with dentils.
A pediment is a roughly triangular structure above a lintel.
The window in the pediment is still visible.
A pediment on one of the sides of the temple.
It feature an elegant pediment with graceful architecture.
It had an entrance portico with a triangular pediment.
Over this is a pediment which contains a clock.
The central frontispiece has a gabled pediment.
Below the pediment runs a continuous frieze.
The central portal has a rounded pediment.
There are pediment gravels on the west side.
A statue of an eagle once topped the pediment.
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A triangular pediment adorned with alleged akroteria.
Helios appears from the pediment base.
Originally the pediment had a structural function.
Above each clock face is an equilateral pediment.
There is a simple pediment on the front facade.
This is then flanked by a double broken pediment.
Another triangular pediment topped the building.
Over this is a frieze and a segmental pediment.
The pediment of the temple front shows a bow.
The entrance portal has a broken pediment.
Triangular pediment on four great pillars.
A medallion with a clock adorns the pediment.
It is topped by a pediment which contains the figure of a lion.
A tower is found at the apex of the pediment.
The pediment contains an elliptical window.
The central part is shaped like a pediment.
The pediment cascades gracefully down.
With a broken triangular pediment in the center.
The pediment has a denticulated entablature.
Originally a triangular pediment was also present.
Its pediment ends up in a small scroll.
There is a triangular pediment above the main entrance.
The pediment has a triangular window at its center.
The central projecting pediment of the upper level.
The pediment of the facade has a central oculus.
There is a solid pediment at the front.
The pediment features a circular window.
I will nail him to the town hall pediment.
The rounded pediment is decorated with war trophies.
The red flag is hoisted over the pediment.
On a projecting pediment above is a carved datestone.
Each bay is surmounted by an unadorned pediment.
A plain pediment crowns the portico.
A tympanum is the decorated surface of a pediment.
Its cornice and pediment are supported by decorative brackets.
