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soaring hammerbeam roof

French translation: charpente à blochets

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English term or phrase:	soaring hammerbeam roof
French translation:	charpente à blochets
Entered by:	Antonina Zaitseva

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17:33 Feb 1, 2004

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English term or phrase: soaring hammerbeam roof

Eltham Palace, Kent: [...] the ancient Great Hall with a **soaring hammerbeam roof** and oriel windows.

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charpente à blochets

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http://www.cati.paris4.sorbonne.fr/cours/licence/LX330/histo...

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HAMMERBEAM ROOF, in architecture, the name given to a Gothic open timber roof, of which the finest example is that over Westminster Hall (1395-1399). In. order to give greater height in the centre, the ordinary tie beam is cut through, and the portions remaining, known as hammerbeams, are supported by curved braces from the wall

http://45.1911encyclopedia.org/H/HA/HAMMERBEAM_ROOF.htm

Voila la photo de Westminster Hall:

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Westminster_Hall.htm...

J\'aime bien \"monte en fleche\", mais Michael l\'a deja propose. Je propose \"elance\". :)

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Antonina Zaitseva
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charpente à blochets

Antonina Zaitseva

soaring>monté en flêche

Michael Hesselnberg

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soaring>monté en flêche

Explanation:
http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?va=...
Main Entry: hammer beam Pronunciation Guide
Function: noun
: either of the short horizontal beams or cantilevers projecting from the top of a pair of opposite walls to support a roof principal for a Gothic roof and thus dispense with the necessity for a tie beam

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un toit d\'allure gothique montant en flèche

Michael Hesselnberg
France
Local time: 00:39
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German,