Corbel
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In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood, or metal keyed into and projecting from a wall to carry a bearing weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in th
An interior look at the roof of a corbelled house in South Africa
Corbels quarried for New London Bridge (1831-1967), but unused - Swell Tor quarry, Dartmoor, England
Romanesque corbel table featuring erotic scenes at Colegiata de Cervatos, near Santander, Spain
Corbelled arch at the Royal Palace of Ugarit, second millennium BC
Machicolation
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In architecture, a machicolation is an opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement through which defenders can target attackers who have reached the base of the defensive wall. A smaller re
Corbel
…the corbel tables in Italy and France often were elaborately moulded, sometimes in two or three courses projecting over one another; those carrying the machicolations of English and French castles had four courses. In modern chimney construction, a corbel table is constructed on the inside of a flue in the form of a…
15th-century machicolations of Craigmillar Castle in Scotland