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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
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
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 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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sheriff of Devon
Bampfield, ninth daughter, wife of William Lacy of Hartrow, Somerset. On the cornice of the monument to Richard Bampfield in Poltimore Church, are displayed
Richard_Bampfield
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
United States historic place
corners, with a bracketed cornice above. The front-facing gable is fully pedimented, with modillioned and dentillated eaves and cornice, and a round window
Washington County Courthouse (Maine)
Washington_County_Courthouse_(Maine)
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
c. 1530 painting by Moretto da Brescia
da Brescia. It is mainly oil on panel, although the two angels on the cornice are in tempera grassa verniciata. The whole work was originally in the
Assumption_Altarpiece
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
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
Small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice
tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, and also in
Dentil
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
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
Museum and headquarters of the Martins Sarmento Society
corbels next to the cornice, interrupted by four lanceolate medallions between the corbels that hide the gargoyles of the cornice. Under the medallions
Martins Sarmento Society Building
Martins_Sarmento_Society_Building
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)
House in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
bands, a moulded eaves cornice and a parapet. On the ground floor is a shopfront with pilasters, an entablature and a dentilled cornice. To the left is a doorway
Highgate_House,_Beverley
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
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
Storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade
architecture, the term attic refers to a storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade. The decoration of the topmost part of a building
Attic_(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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
United States historic place
the first two stories are separated from the rest of the building by a cornice and sill. The top of the building features a two-story parapet with terra
Spivey_Building
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
Historic district in Wisconsin, United States
gable, iron cornice, and brick corbels. The Sniteman Drug store at 528 Hewett is a striking brick Italianate building with metal cornice - the tallest
Neillsville Downtown Historic District
Neillsville_Downtown_Historic_District
United States historic place
with red granite columns, a carved brick archway, an ornate carved brick cornice, cast stone arches, and corner turret with round cupola and finial rising
Grand Army of the Republic Building (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Building_(Scranton,_Pennsylvania)
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
North American trade union
States and Canada. In 1887, Robert Kellerstrass, secretary of the Tin and Cornice Makers Association of Peoria, Illinois—a local sheet metal workers' union—began
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
Sheet_Metal_Workers'_International_Association
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
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
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)
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
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
Tourist attraction of Poznań, Poland
the town hall kitchen. The goats, however, escaped from Pietrek to the cornice of the town hall tower. There, in front of the gathered townsmen, two small
Poznań_Goats
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
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
Country house in North Yorkshire, England
circular, with a cast iron staircase rising through it. There is a decorative cornice and frieze, which may be slightly later than 1804. The drawing room and
Brockfield_Hall
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
Garden of Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, England
on the exterior, and lions' masks in the interior. Above it is a ramped cornice with a keystone, and carved flower baskets. The gates and overthrow are
Walled_Garden,_Castle_Howard
Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
popular tourist spot. The monument also has delicately modelled hanging cornices. Hawa Mahal (هوا محل) translates directly from Persian as 'wind palace'
Hawa_Mahal
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
United States historic place
brick building. A wing was added in 1906. It features a decorative metal cornice and three round arched windows. The building is known to have housed a
Building at 217 West Main Street
Building_at_217_West_Main_Street
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
its high parapet and its unusual porch balustrades. The roof line has a cornice with dentil moulding and simple brackets. The building was listed on the
Building_at_51_Hunt_Street
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Roda de Berà, Spain
of the construction is an entablature made up of architrave, frieze and cornice. The stone used is probably from a local quarry. The monument was erected
Arc_de_Berà
United States historic place
featured a central Gothic arched entry with grotesques, limestone trim, and a cornice with terra cotta trim. The school name was changed to Guion Bluford Elementary
William_B._Hanna_School
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
basement and designed in the Classical Revival style. It featured a stone cornice and beltcourse and a brick parapet. The school was named for poet Henry
Henry_Longfellow_School
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
Former heat and power generating plant
articulated cornice. The facades are structured with pilasters. "Small mezzanine windows, kept in a strongly horizontal articulated cornice, gave the building
Friedrichshain Combined Heat and Power Plant
Friedrichshain_Combined_Heat_and_Power_Plant
Building in Newby Wiske, North Yorkshire, England
rear additions. The main block has a plinth, a floor band, a frieze, a cornice and blocking course, and a hipped roof. In the centre is a two-storey porch
Newby_Wiske_Hall
Church in City of London, England
acanthus capitals. These twelve columns support a cornice with modillion decoration. Above the cornice is a second open balustrade, similar in design to
St_Mary-le-Bow
United States historic place
arched windows, a lavish bracketed and modillioned cornice, and a storefront with intact cornice and iron pilasters. It was added to the National Register
Standard_Printing_Company
Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
piers, and a distinctive, highly decorated cornice. Often Sullivan designed porthole windows under a cornice. Parkinson & Bergstrom used centered medallions
Kearns_Building
United States historic place
frieze above the storefronts and the geometric design in the bracketed cornice. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic
Lesinger_Block
House in Paris, France
door jambs feature Nicolas Flamel's initials. Just below the ground floor cornice is a Middle French inscription: Nous homes et femes laboureurs demourans
House_of_Nicolas_Flamel
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
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
United States historic place
with transoms and panels atop, with a metal-trimmed cornice at its roofline. On the south the cornice continues, serving as the sill for two groups of three
YMCA Building (Albany, New York)
YMCA_Building_(Albany,_New_York)
Square in Paris, France
discreet small-paned dormers above the pedimented dormers that stand upon the cornices. Only the north range was built with the vaulted ceilings that the "galleries"
Place_des_Vosges
band of the entablature is called the cornice, which is generally ornately decorated on its lower edge. The cornice retains the shape of the beams that
Ancient_Greek_architecture
Soccer club
distinctive European-inspired architecture, featuring grand columns, ornamental cornices, Italian-inspired towers, and expansive archways that will serve as grand
Greenville_Triumph_SC
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n.
The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
n.
That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. 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.
The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice.
n.
The under side of a cornice; a soffit.
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 member of the cornice of an entablature.
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.
n.
A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.
a.
Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill.
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 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.
A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like.
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.
A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.
a.
Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc.
n.
A cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. See Illust. of Column.
a.
Having a cornice.
n.
The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.