designslinger - Word of the Week: machicolation


[machicolation (1886) Leo Austrian House, Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

machicolation [muh-chik-uh-LEY-shuhn] n. a projecting gallery or parapet supported on corbels often surmounting the walls of late medieval fortifications and carrying the overhanging portion of a stone floor. Seen often as a decorative element in 19th century American architecture.
Posted by designslinger at 10/6/2010 1:47 AM
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