galeries en encorbellement

English translation: overhanging gallery

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French term or phrase:galeries en encorbellement
English translation:overhanging gallery
Entered by: Miranda Joubioux (X)

16:56 Nov 9, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Historical
French term or phrase: galeries en encorbellement
Sa facture permet de le dater du 16ème siècle, en particulier son pignon si typique avec ses poutres, colombages, corbeaux formant galeries en encorbellement, et à l’intérieur la magnifique cheminée et les deux belles portes cintrées.

I'm a bit confused by this sentence which refers to a half-timbered gable wall. The thing is, I'm not sure what they are referring to by galeries en encorbellement. Is this simply a corbie gable, or am I off track?
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 01:13
overhanging gallery
Explanation:
See links.
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 01:13
Grading comment
Although cantilevered galleries is correct, I chose this for which there were quite a few examples on the web and it suited the tourism tone of this document.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1cantilevered galleries/walkways
Bourth (X)
4overhanging gallery
Kévin Bacquet
3corbel
mistahara (X)


  

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overhanging gallery


Explanation:
See links.


    Reference: http://www.chateaux-france.com/mayragues/
    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encorbellement
Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 01:13
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Although cantilevered galleries is correct, I chose this for which there were quite a few examples on the web and it suited the tourism tone of this document.
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corbel


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbel#Gallery

mistahara (X)
Local time: 02:13
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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cantilevered galleries/walkways


Explanation:
The castles often had braced timber-cantilevered galleries of which just few have been ... Oriels can be considered as a subtype of cantilevered galleries. ...
www.arhitekt.hr/xsite/_hr/znanost/nakladnistvo/Prostor/232/...

Seen from the exterior it appears to unhinge from the underside of the cantilevered galleries and hangs at an angle perilously above the outdoor grandstand. ...
www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1013&...

The galleries are housed in a striking Modernist building of cantilevered galleries clustered around a vast central atrium, which was designed by San ...
Map of 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
www.sfstation.com/uc-berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-a...

brick or stone facing, two and a half stories, often gable rooved, ..... share: solid timber structure, variety of roof forms, cantilevered galleries, ...
www.iabsi.com/gen/public/arch3.htm


Bourth (X)
Local time: 01:13
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Melzie: that's it
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