architectural details
Decorative structural elements
Architectural details are the decorative or functional elements that give a building its distinctive character—moldings, cornices, brackets, window trim, door surrounds, and similar features.
Real estate listings and renovation discussions often mention them: The Victorian has gorgeous architectural details.
The phrase suggests craftsmanship worth preserving, usually from an earlier era when such ornamentation was standard.
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- crown moldingDecorative ceiling-wall transition
- columnVertical structural element
- fluted columnGrooved architectural support
- lintelBeam over an opening
quatrefoil · brickwork · arch · flying buttress · capital · pilaster · stone veneer · terra cotta · frieze · spandrel · tracery · rose window · molding · pediment · rosette · cartouche · dentil · acanthus
- house exteriorsfront door, siding, roof, windows, garage door
- stone carvingsstone carvings, carved stones, petroglyphs, reliefs, bas-reliefs
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- interiorsrooms, bedrooms, walls, kitchens, floors
- outdoor sculpturesmonuments, fountains, busts, reliefs, abstract forms