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portal

English translation: broken pediment

11:12 Dec 1, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: portal
I don't mean a portal itself, but the type of a portal presented at http://www.luteranie.pl/diec.wroclawska/poew/kaczorow/349.jp...

As you can see it's not a typical portal. It has some ornaments on both sides of its upper part. In Polish it's called "portal uszakowy". "Uszakowy" is an adjective denoting that it has something to do with "ears". :-)))
Any ideas?
bartek
Local time: 18:00
Selected answer:broken pediment
Explanation:
The generic term in English is "broken pediment", meaning that the vertex of the classical triangular pediment is removed.
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David Sirett
Local time: 18:00
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Thank you, David. You are right :-)
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3do you mean a "doorway"?
Aisha Maniar
3broken pediment
David Sirett
3divided pediment
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)


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do you mean a "doorway"?


Explanation:
an ornamental doorway perhaps, such as a church doorway

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or a frontispiece

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I think this glossary may help you:
http://collections.gc.ca/drawings/glossary/terms.html

Aisha Maniar
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broken pediment


Explanation:
The generic term in English is "broken pediment", meaning that the vertex of the classical triangular pediment is removed.

David Sirett
Local time: 18:00
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Thank you, David. You are right :-)
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divided pediment


Explanation:
see item 1465 in the link below


    Reference: http://www.mealys.com/catalogue.php?pageNum_rsCat0155=28&tot...
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
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Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Swedish
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