MERLON
The high segment of the alternating high and low segments of a BATTLEMENT. A merlon is often square with a pyramidal cap. It is sometimes pierced, originally to allow archers to shoot from behind it, but more recently for ornamental purposes.
Glossary Terms
A
- Acanthus
- Aisle
- Alfarje
- Alfiz
- Altar
- Arabesque
- Arcade
- Arch
- Architrave (Neo Classical)
- Archivolt
- Artesonado
- Ashlar
- Atlas
- Atrium
- Atrium Cross
- Augustinian Tasseled Hat
- Azulejos
B
- Balustrade
- Baptismal Font
- Baptistery
- Baptistry
- Barrel Vault
- Bas Relief
- Base
- Basilica (arch.)
- Basilica (eccl.)
- Battlement
- Bay
- Bell Gable
- Bell Tower
- Boss
- Broken Pediment
- Buttress
C
- Camarin
- Capilla de Indios
- Capital
- Cartouche
- Caryatid
- Cathedral
- Choir Loft
- Choir Window
- Churrigueresque
- Clerestory
- Cloister (Augustinian)
- Cloister Walk
- Coffer
- Colonnade
- Column
- Convento
- Corbel
- Corinthian Capital
- Corinthian Column
- Cornice
- Crenel
- Cupola
- Cupola (interior)
D
- Dado
- Dentils
- Dome
- Doric Capital
- Doric Column
- Drum
- Drum (Dome)
E
- Eared Frame
- Engaged Column
- Entablature (Neo Classical)
- Escudo
- Escutcheon
- Espadaña
- Estipite
- Estofado
- Ex-Convento
F
- Facade
- Fluting
- Flying Buttress
- Foliated
- Fresco
- Friar's Cell
- Frieze (Neo Classical)
G
- Gothic Arch
- Greek Key
- Groin Vault
- Grotesque
I
- Impost Block
- Ionic Capital
- Ionic Column
J
- Jamb
K
- Keystone
L
- Lambrequin
- Lantern
- Lintel
- Lobed Arch
- Loggia
- Lunette
M
- Merlon
- Metopes
- Mixtilinear
- Mudejar
N
- Nave
- Niche
- Niche Pilaster
O
- Ogee Arch
- Open Chapel
- Open-Air Chapel
P
- Papal Coat Of Arms
- Pediment
- Pendentive
- Pier (Composite)
- Pier (Rectangular)
- Pierced Merlons
- Pilaster
- Pinjante
- Plateresque
- Pointed Arch
- Polychrome
- Portal
- Porteria
- Portico
- Posa Chapel
- Pulpit
- Pyramidal Roof
R
- Refectory
- Rejoneado
- Relief Sculpture
- Retablo
- Rib Vault
- Ribs
- Rosette
- Rustication
S
- Salomonica
- Scallop Shell
- Shaft
- Soffit
- Solomonic Column
- Spolia
- Stepped Buttress
- Strapwork
T
- Tequitqui Sculptural Technique
- Terrace
- Tetramorph
- Tezontle
- Tracery
- Transverse Arch
- Triglyph
- Triumphal Arch
- Tuscan Column
V
- Vault
- Volute
- Voussoir
Z
- Zapata Bracket
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