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Gable - A triangular portion of an end wall between the edges of a sloping roof.
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Gable, Barrel -
Gable, crow stepped - is a stairstep type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building. (also known as Stepped or Corbie gable)
Gablets - a small ornamental gable over a buttress or similar feature in the Early English and Decorated periods, after which the buttresses generally terminated in pinnacles. The Early English gablets are generally plain, and very sharp in pitch. In the Decorated period they are often enriched with paneling and crockets. They are sometimes finished with small crosses, but more often with finials.
Gablet roof or Dutch gable -
Gadrooning - Carved or curved moulding used in architecture and interior design as decorative motif, often consisting of flutes which are inverted and curved. Popular during the Italian Renaissance
Galletting (also Garretting) - The process in which the gallets or small splinters of stone are inserted in the joints of coarse masonry to protect the mortar joints. They are stuck in while the mortar is wet
Gambrel - A symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. (see also Roof for other types)
Gargoyle - A carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof.
Garret - A habitable attic at the top of a larger building, generally with sloping walls, and with skylights or dormer windows.
Gauged brickwork (aka rubbed brickwork) - Brickwork constructed of soft bricks rubbed to achieve a fine smooth finish with narrow joints between courses.
Gazebo - A freestanding pavilion structure often found in parks, gardens and public areas.
Geison - (see Cornice)
Geodesic dome - A structure formed of straight wood or metal members between points (or nodes) on a circular sphere (or part thereof) that are "pinned" at each connection point to two or more other members that transfer loads imposed on the structure to the base of the structure.
Grotesque - a very ugly or comically distorted figure or image commonly found on churches. Often confused with gargoyles
Grotto - An exterior submerged room that is decorated with landscaping or art in which has no exterior exit or entrance. One enters and exits only through the building.
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