- A
parapet is a
barrier that is an
upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony,
walkway or
other structure. The word
comes ultimately...
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design at the top of the
triangular gable-end of a building. The top of the
parapet wall
projects above the
roofline and the top of the
brick or
stone wall...
- A
parapet organ, (German: Brüstungsorgel), is a
small or medium-sized
independent organ that
forms a unit with the
parapet of the
organ loft. A Rückpositiv...
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defensive architecture, such as that of city
walls or castles,
comprises a
parapet (a
defensive low wall
between chest-height and head-height), in
which gaps...
-
Parapet Peak is
located at
southern end of
Mount Robson Provincial Park on the
border of
Alberta and
British Columbia. It was
named in 1921 by
Cyril G...
- A
merlon is the solid,
upright section of a
battlement (a
crenellated parapet) in
medieval architecture or fortifications.
Merlons are
sometimes pierced...
- an entablature, is
engaged with and
centered on the
stepped gabled and
parapeted façade.
Doors and
windows occupy each of the bays
between the columns...
- Camp
Parapet was a
Civil War
fortification at Shrewsbury,
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a bit more than a mile
upriver from the
current city
limits of...
- the cap or
crown of a
buttress or
small turret, but
afterwards used on
parapets at the
corners of
towers and in many
other situations. The
pinnacle looks...
- 1/2-story
parapeted gable front sections located on the
northern and
southern sides of the
courtyard and
Section D is a 1-story
parapeted half gable...
