Search references for CORNICE. Phrases containing CORNICE
See searches and references containing CORNICE!CORNICE
Horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture
In architecture, a cornice (from Italian cornice 'ledge') is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element
Cornice
Overhanging edge of snow
A snow cornice or simply cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is an overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along
Snow_cornice
window cornice is an ornamental framework of wood or composition to which window curtains are attached by rods with rings or hooks. Cornices are often
Window_cornice
2007 video by Pearl Jam
Immagine in Cornice, Italian for "picture in a frame", is a live concert film documenting the 2006 five-concert tour of Italy by the American alternative
Immagine_in_Cornice
Topics referred to by the same term
Cornice Peak may refer to any of three mountain peaks in British Columbia and Alberta: Cornice Peak (Canadian Rockies), in the Continental Ranges of the
Cornice_Peak
Road on the side of a cliff or mountain
route à corniche or "road on a ledge", itself derived from the Italian cornice, for "ledge". Three famed corniche roads of the Côte d'Azur in the French
Corniche
Topics referred to by the same term
Cornice Mountain may refer to: Cornice Mountain (Cambria Icefield) Cornice Mountain (Stikine Icecap) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Cornice_Mountain
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Cornice Mountain, 2,339 metres (7,674 ft), is a mountain in the Cambria Icefield of the Boundary Ranges of the northern Coast Mountains in British Columbia
Cornice Mountain (Cambria Icefield)
Cornice_Mountain_(Cambria_Icefield)
Rock bridge
North West Cornice (53°4′S 73°26′E / 53.067°S 73.433°E / -53.067; 73.433) is a narrow rock ridge descending in a northwest direction from Big Ben on
North_West_Cornice
Mountain in the country of Canada
Stikine Rivers. Cornice Mountain (Cambria Icefield) Cornice Ridge Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia entry BC Names/GeoBC entry "Cornice Mountain" v t e 57°08′12″N
Cornice Mountain (Stikine Icecap)
Cornice_Mountain_(Stikine_Icecap)
Ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens
part it. These pieces of the cornice are lined on the inside with an array of holes, supporting the idea that the cornice was held in place by dowels,
Temple_of_Athena_Nike
Element in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture
triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns. In ancient
Pediment
Alpine lake in the state of Idaho
Cornice Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Cornice_Lake
Ornate supporting bracket in architecture
balcony, cornice band or roof cornice. Modillions occur classically under a Corinthian or a Composite cornice but may support any type of eaves cornice. They
Modillion
Concave architectural moulding
element of decoration in classical architecture, the prominent cavetto cornice is a common feature of the ancient architecture of Egypt and the Ancient
Cavetto
Mountain in the country of Canada
Cornice Peak, 2093 m (6867 feet), is a mountain in the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the west side
Cornice_Peak_(Kitimat_Ranges)
Mountain in the country of Canada
Cornice Peak, 2824 m -> 9265 feet, is a mountain in the Sir Sandford Range of the Selkirk Mountains subdivision of the Columbia Mountains in British Columbia
Cornice Peak (Selkirk Mountains)
Cornice_Peak_(Selkirk_Mountains)
Architectural element
frieze (an unmolded strip that may or may not be ornamented), and the cornice (the projecting member below the pediment). The Greek and Roman temples
Entablature
Machine for bending sheet metal
brake is a metalworking machine that allows the bending of sheet metal. A cornice brake only allows for simple bends and creases, while a box-and-pan brake
Brake_(sheet_metal_bending)
In architecture, a plain horizontal frieze or band
frieze or band under a roof edge, or which forms the outer surface of a cornice, visible to an observer. Typically consisting of a wooden board, unplasticized
Fascia_(architecture)
United States historic place
The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building is a Beaux-Arts style industrial office building located at 733 St. Antoine Street (at East Lafayette Street)
Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building
Detroit_Cornice_and_Slate_Company_Building
Covering on the uppermost part of a window
(1643–1730), elaborate and theatrical treatments placed high emphasis on the cornice and pelmet as a way to finish off the top of a window treatment. Valances
Window_valance
17th century architecture located in Bijapur, Karnataka, India
screen containing doorways and windows. Cornices project from the building, supported by corbels. Atop the cornices are rows of small arches, which are topped
Gol_Gumbaz
Architectural feature
it may be called a tympanum. A lunette is also formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch
Lunette
Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
monks used the cornice to grow greens and vegetables. In Charles William Wilson's engraving, pots with plants are depicted on the cornice next to the Immovable
Immovable_Ladder
Wide central section part of an entablature
upon the architrave ("main beam") and is capped by the moldings of the cornice. A frieze can be found on many Greek and Roman buildings, the Parthenon
Frieze
Antarctic island
BGLE under Rymill. So named in 1954 by the UK-APC because a prominent cornice overhangs the ice cliff on the Galindez Island side of the channel. Alberts
Galindez_Island
Monument in Brussels, Belgium
civilisation and for the good of Belgium. Leopold II, 3 June 1906) and on the cornice: Opgericht ter eere der eerste belgische baanbrekers / Monument élevé aux
Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in Congo
Monument_to_the_Belgian_Pioneers_in_Congo
Arch-like historical bulinding in Lisbon, Portugal
various historical figures. Significant height from the arch crown to the cornice imparts an appearance of heaviness to the structure. The associated space
Rua_Augusta_Arch
An eave return (also a cornice return) is an element in Neoclassical architecture where the line of roof eave on a gable end comes down to a point, then
Eave_return
Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Cornice Peak, 3188 m (10459 feet), is a mountain in the Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. Cornice Peak (disambiguation) Bivouac
Cornice Peak (Canadian Rockies)
Cornice_Peak_(Canadian_Rockies)
Style imitative of Italian palazzi
two hundred years, regardless of date, provided they are a symmetrical, corniced, basemented and with neat rows of windows. "Palazzo style" buildings of
Palazzo_style_architecture
Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy
building seem lighter and taller as the eye moves upward to the massive cornice that caps and clearly defines the building's outline. Michelozzo was influenced
Palazzo_Medici_Riccardi
Historic district in North Dakota, United States
× 27 m) part with four brick pilasters and a pressed metal cornice. The center of the cornice contains the words "MASONIC BLOCK", the date "1887" and a
Casselton Commercial Historic District
Casselton_Commercial_Historic_District
Subsidiary peak of Mount Everest
Mount Everest and 100 metres (330 ft) below it, connected to it by the Cornice Traverse and Hillary Step. It was first climbed by Charles Evans and Tom
South_Summit
One-inch hard disk format by IBM and Hitachi
Inc. had started promoting mini-HDD (small form factor hard disk drive). Cornice was founded in 2000. Based in Longmont (Colorado), it quickly came out
Microdrive
portion of the wall above the cornice which formed the termination of the roof behind it. The projecting mouldings of the cornice which surround it enclose
Glossary_of_architecture
Monument by Gianlorenzo Bernini
columns each of which stands on a high marble plinth. The columns support a cornice which curves inwards in the middle of each side. Above this, four twice-life-size
St._Peter's_Baldachin
Exterior architectural feature
their repair being often undertaken simultaneously. A parapet wall or cornice tend to preclude eaves, as an alternate design, both favouring flat roofs
Soffit
Historic district in Texas, United States
arched windows on each floor and these pavilions are capped by a bracketed cornice. Iron balconies extend at the second and third floor levels. Additions
Alamo_Plaza_Historic_District
Historic street in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
bays. Over the middle four bays of the central two houses is a dentilled cornice and pediment containing an oval plaque, and this pair of houses is flanked
St_Hilda's_Terrace
House in North Yorkshire, England
brick with the front in Tadcaster limestone, on a plinth, with a moulded cornice, a low parapet, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and
Oxton_Hall
Formerly one of the final and most challenging parts in summiting Mt Everest
side was another great cornice, and running up the full forty feet [12 m] of the step was a narrow crack between the cornice and the rock. Leaving Tenzing
Hillary_Step
Historic church in Virginia, US
The church is topped by a steeply pitched gable roof with a box cornice and cornice returns. The church was restored after a fire gutted the interior
Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish
Upper_Church,_Stratton_Major_Parish
Horizontal decorative fixture atop a pilaster, door, window, wall or cabinet
Crown molding (moulding in British and Commonwealth English) is a cornice of decorative molding installed where an interior wall meets the ceiling, and
Crown_molding
United States historic place
marble columns that flank either side of the recessed entrance. A heavy cornice separates the main floor facade from the facade of the upper floors. The
Mechanics' Bank and Trust Company Building
Mechanics'_Bank_and_Trust_Company_Building
19th-century phase of Classical architecture
roof is frequently hipped Projecting eaves supported by corbels Imposing cornice structures Pedimented windows and doors Arch-headed, pedimented or Serlian
Italianate_architecture
Surya Temple in Gujarat, India
Kubera, Vayu and Ishan. Each figure in the panel is topped with a small cornice, above which sits a triangular pediment containing a chaitya-window, known
Sun_Temple,_Modhera
Building in Dunedin, New Zealand
columns and windows set in classical aedicules with segmental arches. A cornice with friezes, surmounted by a balustrade with pilasters aligned with the
Bank of New Zealand Building, Dunedin
Bank_of_New_Zealand_Building,_Dunedin
Piece of masonry jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight
vocabulary of classical architecture, such as the modillions of a Corinthian cornice. The corbel arch and corbel vault use the technique systematically to make
Corbel
Historic country club in Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA
separated visually by a stone string course and is topped with a modillioned cornice. From a shallow hipped roof rise brick chimneys that are trimmed and capped
Sleepy_Hollow_Country_Club
Commercial offices in Al Dafna, Qatar
World Trade Center Doha at The Skyscraper Center Doha World Trade Centre is situated on the cornice in New Doha area, Qatar. Portal: Architecture v t e
World_Trade_Center_Doha
Historic building in Szczecin, Poland
Square, the facade had four axes. The individual floors were separated by cornices. The ground floor of the building was decorated with rustication, and windows
1_Farna_Street_building
Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
the longest in the Basque Country and one of longest of the Cantabrian cornice. The Mayor of Zarautz since 2015 has been Xabier Txurruka (Basque Nationalist
Zarautz
Building in Chicago, Illinois
and second floors are faced in limestone and feature piers supporting a cornice; the third floor is also covered in limestone. The fourth through eleventh
Crane Company Building (Chicago)
Crane_Company_Building_(Chicago)
Class of decorative elements in the ornamentation
Narrow molding used at the junction of a wall and ceiling, found under the cornice, of which it is a part. Similar to crown molding, a bed mold is used to
Molding_(decorative)
Church in Cusco, Peru
plan without decorations and end up in a cornice. The middle third has a central window on the lower cornice that gives it the shape of a balcony without
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Cusco
Iglesia_de_la_Compañía_de_Jesús,_Cusco
Commercial, offices in Vancouver, British Columbia
heritage building in 2018. Nine nude muses, the "nine maidens" supporting the cornice line can be seen. The terracotta for this building, including the ladies
Sun_Tower
Historic house in California, United States
the Atlantic coast. The two-story house has a frieze and a dentilated cornice and was originally surrounded by a verandah. It is one of the few octagon
Longfellow–Hastings_House
Arc formed of snow across a crevasse
in terrain. It is typically formed by snow drift, which first creates a cornice, which may then grow to reach the other side of the opening. A snow bridge
Snow_bridge
Monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple
pylon consists of two pyramidal towers, each tapered and surmounted by a cornice, joined by a less elevated section enclosing the entrance between them
Pylon_(architecture)
Medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland
the Zytglogge is determined by the 1770 renovation. Only the late Gothic cornice below the roof and the stair tower are visible artifacts of the tower's
Zytglogge
Historic building in West Hollywood, California
decorated with gabled-pediments, dormers, casement windows, denticulated cornice, and a steep pitched slate roof punctuated with chimneys. The building
La_Fontaine_Building
Town hall in Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
casement windows with cornices on the first floor, separated by Ionic order columns supporting a cornice, a frieze, a modillioned cornice, and a balustraded
Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Denis, Réunion
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Saint-Denis,_Réunion
Italian-American family, carved significant marble sculptures in the United States
York City. The Four Continents (1907), Daniel Chester French, sculptor 12 cornice statues (1907), Charles Grafly, Frederick Ruckstull, Augustus Lukeman,
Piccirilli_Brothers
Damage to stone caused by the oxidation of embedded metal
This 1902 cornice is nearly 9 feet (2.7 m) high, projects 7 feet (2.1 m) from the facade of the building and is 465 feet (142 m) long. The cornice was stabilized
Oxide_jacking
Building in Copenhagenm Denmark
facade. The fifth floor is separated from the lower floors by a dentillated cornice. The most distinctive feature of the Nørregade facade is a relief composition
Alexandrahus
Austrian mountaineer (1924–1957)
bearings in the snowstorm and got too close to the edge of the cornice, whereupon the cornice gave way under his weight. Hermann Buhl was the first person
Hermann_Buhl
Order of classical architecture
between bucrania. Above each festoon has a rosette over its center. The cornice does not have modillions. Indo-Corinthian capitals are capitals crowning
Corinthian_order
Hindu temple in West Bengal, India
arched openings on its sides. The front wall and the area beneath the cornice are adorned with bas-relief carvings, crafted from individual blocks. Currently
Radha_Gobind_Temple
Civil parish and estate in North Yorkshire, England
contains a segmental-arched opening with a rusticated surround, a moulded cornice, and ball finials. The forecourt wall has a plinth, pilaster piers and
Kirby_Hall,_Harrogate
Historic building in Fayetteville, West Virginia
platform. Six squared stone pilasters extend through the second story to the cornice, with replacement lamps added in the 1980s. The building was added to the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (Fayetteville, West Virginia)
Soldiers_and_Sailors_Memorial_Building_(Fayetteville,_West_Virginia)
Office skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
Renaissance-inspired arches over the main entrance. The fifth floor has a cornice and provides a sense of closure for the floors below, and marks the transition
35_East_Wacker
Historic house in Wisconsin, United States
dentilated wood cornice surrounds the top except on the back side, hiding a flat tarred roof. A wood porch which echoes the cornice spans the front of
Nathaniel_W._Dean_House
Moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake in Spain
Convent of Virgen de Las Huertas. Three people were killed by a falling cornice. A total of nine deaths have been confirmed, while dozens are reported
2011_Lorca_earthquake
Austrian mountaineer (1984–2019)
photograph taken from the highway by a local climber from Canmore that a large cornice broke off above the snow basin and swept the route above "Life by the Drop"
Hansjörg_Auer
Gothic palace in Florence
block, with street level arches in a tall first story, with a protruding cornice surmounted by merlons. In the 14th century, the palazzo was divided between
Palazzo_Spini_Feroni
Roman Catholic cathedral of Puebla, Mexico
pedestals and receive the corresponding cornice, highlighting the architrave and carved friezes-rosettes on the cornice propecture, in the frieze there are
Puebla_Cathedral
Church in Kahlenbergerdorf, Austria
profiled cornices. Its grooved base sits on a platform with high retaining wall made of rubble. The main (western) facade has a large protruding cornice that
Leopoldsberg_church
Egyptian Pharaoh
Isheru", whose cult is typical of a more recent epoch. Furthermore, a cornice from Athribis bears both the cartouches of a Neferkare and a Wahibre; the
Pami_II
Office building in Manhattan, New York
with ornate spandrel panels. There are six winged angels just below the cornice at the top of the building. On the inside, the first two stories are used
Bayard–Condict_Building
Tomb of Khan Jahan Ali
corners, with a curved cornice. The mosque exhibits minimal exterior ornamentation, characteristic of the Khan Jahan style. Two cornice mouldings encircle
Mausoleum_of_Khan_Jahan_Ali
Building in Almaty, Kazakhstan
by ledges, the edges of which are framed with a profiled cornice and balusters. The cornice above the fourth floor is completed with stalactites. The
Kazpotrebsoyuz_building
2019 film
Retrieved 27 March 2024. ""Non sono un assassino", la Puglia ancora una volta cornice di grandi film". Puglia.com (in Italian). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 March
I'm_Not_a_Killer
Baroque church in Munich, Germany
especially well done: hidden behind the cornice window, the Trinity figures are illuminated effectively from behind. The cornice itself seems to swing up and down
Asam_Church,_Munich
Mountain in Wales
walking on Y Garn when they went over a cornice overhanging a ridge. About 50 metres of snow collapsed when the cornice gave way creating an avalanche and
Y_Garn_(Glyderau)
United States historic place
a large central dome, a pedimented entrance, and a pediment above its cornice whose tympanum is painted with spirals and the date "1906". Its front facade
Blaine County Courthouse (Oklahoma)
Blaine_County_Courthouse_(Oklahoma)
Listed building in North Yorkshire, England
bands extending as cornices, an archivolt with a keystone carved as a head, and flowers in the spandrels. Above it is a corniced pediment with a laurel
Beningbrough_Hall
Historic house in Alabama, United States
cornice encircling the hipped roof. The cornice is unique because it has a ventilation system ornamented with a Liberty cap design. A similar cornice
First White House of the Confederacy
First_White_House_of_the_Confederacy
Palace in Vienna, Austria
round-arch portal, and the main floor has Corinthian pilaster frames. The cornice projects far out. The interior has been largely redesigned, incorporating
Palais_Rothschild_(Renngasse)
United States historic place
features a projecting center entrance pavilion with arched openings, stone cornice, and balustraded parapet. The school was named after former President Warren
Warren G. Harding Middle School
Warren_G._Harding_Middle_School
Office skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
headquarters for over 30 railroad companies. Around 1950, the terra-cotta cornice was removed from the Marquette Building when an additional story was added
Marquette_Building_(Chicago)
United States historic place
A cornice extends out over the false porticos and their pillar from the bottom of the outer dome. A balustrade, runs along the top of the cornice which
Old Harrison County Courthouse (Texas)
Old_Harrison_County_Courthouse_(Texas)
Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect
Ippolito, the first we see documented of his work is the 1554 completion of cornice molding of a chapel in the cathedral. In 1556, he completed a statue of
Ippolito_Scalza
Support of a statue or a vase
employed to divide up and decorate a building in several stories, the cornice of the pedestal was carried through and formed the sills of their windows
Pedestal
Building in Los Angeles, California
with classical detailing that includes: a decorated frieze, projecting cornice, Corinthian pilasters, and a flat roof with red tile at the parapet. List
Bank of America Building (Los Angeles)
Bank_of_America_Building_(Los_Angeles)
Residential building in Manhattan, New York
the boldly projecting top cornice. A strong secondary cornice above the fourth floor once made a conciliatory nod to the cornice lines of the private houses
907_Fifth_Avenue
Country house hotel in Heythrop, Oxfordshire, England
the lightly projecting five central bays. In the frieze under the main cornice, occasional discreet square openings give light to the low attics. The
Heythrop_Park
Commercial building in Manhattan, New York
the brickwork rises into a gentle arch that breaks the otherwise linear cornice. Originally utilized as a German restaurant, in 1884, the then-three-story
401_Greenwich_Street
honour of the emperor as Jupiter Liberator, in a Greek inscription on the cornice, in the thirty-first year of the reign, when Publius Octavius was prefect
Publius Octavius (Prefect of Egypt)
Publius_Octavius_(Prefect_of_Egypt)
CORNICE
CORNICE
CORNICE
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Prince of Earth
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Beginning
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Ganesh; Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. This name occurs chiefly in PA.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Victorious defender.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian and Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish : from Old Norse hella ‘flat stone’, ‘flagstone’, ‘flat mountain’ or hellir ‘cave’. As a Nowegian name this is generally a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named. As a Swedish name, it is generally ornamental.English : variant spelling of Hell 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German helle ‘hell’ (modern German Hölle), used (often in field names) in a topographic sense to denote a hollow or a wild, precipitous place.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from the Old English personal name Æ{dh}elsige (see Elston) + wīc ‘dairy farm’.
Girl/Female
Latin
Goddess of harvest.
Girl/Female
American, Assamese, British, Celebrity, English, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sindhi, Telugu
A Small; Natural Hollow on the Surface of the Body; Happy; Dimples
Girl/Female
Hindu
People who are speak less and calm, Soft spoken
CORNICE
CORNICE
CORNICE
CORNICE
CORNICE
n.
A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like.
n.
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column.
n.
The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or table.
n.
A cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. See Illust. of Column.
n.
The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice.
n.
A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.
n.
Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.
a.
Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc.
a.
Having a cornice.
v. i.
To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree.
n.
The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
n.
The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
n.
The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel.
n.
That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column.
a.
Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill.
n.
The uppermost member of the cornice of an entablature.
n.
A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
n.
The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.
n.
The under side of a cornice; a soffit.