pediment
Portico's triangular crown
A pediment is the triangular gable forming the end of a roof, especially the low-pitched triangular section above the columns on the front of classical Greek and Roman temples.
The form became a standard element of neoclassical architecture—courthouses, banks, and government buildings often feature pediments to suggest authority and permanence.
In geology, a pediment is a gently sloping bedrock surface at the base of a mountain, shaped by erosion.
Triangular wall portion
- tympanumSound-receiving ear membrane
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
portico · architrave · pilaster · column · molding · lintel · eaves · colonnade
Sound-receiving ear membrane
- reliefEasing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- figureOutline or numeral
marble · statuary · frieze · narrative · mythological · allegory · decoration · ornament
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- templeSacred worship structure
- DoricAustere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
Corinthian · Greece · Rome · antiquity · proportion · symmetry · triglyph · caryatid
gable
Triangular wall portion
entablature · portico · architrave · pilaster · column · molding · lintel · eaves · colonnade · balustrade
tympanum
Sound-receiving ear membrane
- reliefEasing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- carvingShaping by cutting away
figure · marble · statuary · frieze · narrative · mythological · allegory · decoration · ornament · iconography
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- templeSacred worship structure
- DoricAustere classical column style
Ionic · Corinthian · Greece · Rome · antiquity · proportion · symmetry · triglyph · caryatid · Zeus
gable
Triangular wall portion
apex · slope · pitch · angle · crown · peak · pointed · symmetrical
erosion
Gradual wearing away
debris · slope · sediment · bajada · fan · arid · desert · weathering · rockfall · talus
- Roman sculpturemarble statue, marble busts, portrait bust, bronze statues, bas-relief
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- building exteriorsfacade, storefront, entrance, doorway, window
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- ClassicalMozart, Beethoven, Haydn, symphony, sonata
pedimentarch
Curved spanning structure
dome · round arch · Gothic arch · arcade · barrel vault
pedimentplinth
Architectural support block
base · foundation · podium
pedimentmountain peak
Topmost point of elevation
summit · escarpment · cliff face · inselberg · ridge