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broken pediment

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broken pediment
broken pediment
1. A pediment whose sloping or curving sides terminate before reaching the pediment’s highest point, resulting in an opening that is often filled with an urn, cartouche, or other ornament; sometimes called an open pediment or broken-apex pediment.
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I have also been told that there is much wit and humour in the work of the post-modernist architects of the 1980s who played with cartoon style broken pediments and colourful, jokey historical details in the designs of crass office blocks, shops and hotels.
Osbert Lancaster: Savage grace by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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