designslinger - Word of the Week: broken pediment

 
[broken pediment (1895) Taylor House, Chicago; Treat & Foltz, architects /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

broken pediment [BROH-kuhn PED-uh-muhnt]  n. a pediment that has been split apart at its apex, or at the center of its base.

 
[broken pediment, (ca. 1915) North Broadway Avenue, Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

When broken at its apex, the gap is often filled with an urn, a cartouche, or other
ornament.
Posted by designslinger at 3/31/2010 2:14 AM
Categories: Dictionary
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