corbels
Stone support brackets
Corbels are structural brackets projecting from a wall to support weight above—a beam, arch, or overhanging element.
In architecture, rows of corbels create decorative bands beneath rooflines or support balconies.
The medieval church featured carved stone corbels beneath the eaves.
Corbeling is the technique of stacking such projections to span openings.
Beam supported one end
- bracketSupport or category
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- lintelBeam over an opening
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
pilaster · column · pediment · architrave · frieze · entablature · cornice · facade
Sustaining structural mass
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
bracket · beam · joist · reinforcement · anchorage · brace · strut · framework
cantilever
Beam supported one end
buttress · pilaster · column · pediment · architrave · frieze · entablature · cornice · facade · keystone
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- projectionSomething that extends outward
overhang · bracket · beam · joist · reinforcement · anchorage · brace · strut · framework · underpinning
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
marble · ashlar · travertine · carved · chisel · sculpted · quarried · dressed · weathered · medieval
carvings
Sculpted decorative shapes
- gargoylesDecorative architectural waterspouts
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
grotesque · cherubs · bas-relief · bosses · figural · foliate · dentils · rosettes · tracery · finials
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- woodworkcarving, lumber, molding, boards, wood trim
- architectural ornamentacanthus, arabesque, arabesques, architrave, baluster
- architectural salvageold windows, reclaimed wood, stained glass, pediments, balusters
- exterior trimfascia, soffit, cornice, bargeboard, crown molding
corbelscolumns
Upright structural shafts
piers · pilasters · posts · buttresses · flying buttresses