What is a spandrel?
Oct 19, 2022 ·
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Spandrel From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Illustration of spandrel A spandrel is the space between two arches. It is the space between an arch and a rectangular fence...
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Spandrel
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Illustration of spandrel
A spandrel is the space between two arches. It is the space between an arch and a rectangular fence or the space between the right and left exterior curve of an arch and an enclosing right angle.
In structures with more than one floor, the term spandrel can also mean the space between the top of the window in one floor and the threshold of the window in the floor above.
Spandrels have different meanings in architecture and art history.
Bridges
Arches commonly exist in bridge constructions, so spandrels may appear in such structures. Historically, most arch expansions had solid spandrels, meaning that the areas between arches were completely filled in with masonry. This was true until the use of steel and reinforced concrete began in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Domes
Structures of domes can also contain spandrels. Where domes are needed to rest on a square or a rectangular base, the dome is raised above the level of the supporting pillars with three-dimensional spandrels called pendentives. These triangular segments take the weight of the dome and place it onto the poles.
Spandrel. (2016, July 1). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:47, October 14, 2022 from https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spandrel&oldid=5430476.
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From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Illustration of spandrel
A spandrel is the space between two arches. It is the space between an arch and a rectangular fence or the space between the right and left exterior curve of an arch and an enclosing right angle.
In structures with more than one floor, the term spandrel can also mean the space between the top of the window in one floor and the threshold of the window in the floor above.
Spandrels have different meanings in architecture and art history.
Bridges
Arches commonly exist in bridge constructions, so spandrels may appear in such structures. Historically, most arch expansions had solid spandrels, meaning that the areas between arches were completely filled in with masonry. This was true until the use of steel and reinforced concrete began in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Domes
Structures of domes can also contain spandrels. Where domes are needed to rest on a square or a rectangular base, the dome is raised above the level of the supporting pillars with three-dimensional spandrels called pendentives. These triangular segments take the weight of the dome and place it onto the poles.
Spandrel. (2016, July 1). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:47, October 14, 2022 from https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spandrel&oldid=5430476.
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