Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Tympanum
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The triangular recessed face of a pediment; the space enclosed by a lintel and an arch over a doorway
Found in almost all styles of architecture
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: St. John the Baptist Church
- In pediment: The Forman-Cabana House
- In pediment: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum
- In pediment: Richard Hatch House
- In pediment: 277 Pennsylvania Street
- In pediment: 40 North Street
- In pediment: Ross Funeral Home
- In pediment: St. Francis Xavier RC Church
- In pediment: Photo - 415 Ashland Avenue
- In pediment: Photo - 168 Lexington Avenue
- In pediment: Photo - 53 Lexington Avenue
- In pediment: Photo - Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College
- In pediment: Photo - Buffalo Cremation Co Bldg, 901 Delavan Ave.
- In pediment: Photo - 37 Bryant St.
Other examples:
