Column: A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital.
Keystone: The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together.
Shingles: A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in
overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other
building.
Enfilade: A series of entrances/doors which create a "hallway"
Symmetry: Exact correspondence of form and constituent configuration on opposite
sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis.
Awning: A rooflike structure, often made of canvas or plastic, that serves as a shelter, as over a storefront, window, door, or deck.
Asymmetry: Lack of balance or symmetry.
Gable: The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof.
Quoin: Any of the stones used in forming such an angle, often being of large
size and dressed or arranged so as to form a decorative contrast with
the adjoining walls.
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Eave: the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
Arch: A structure, especially one of masonry, forming the curved, pointed, or
flat upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as
in a bridge or doorway.
Pilaster:
A rectangular column with a capital and base, projecting only slightly from a wall as an ornamental motif.
Facade: The face of a building, especially the principal face.
Turret: A small tower or tower-shaped projection on a building.
Courtyard: An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex.
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