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Spandrel
Also called spandrels
The roughly triangular area of wall between the curve of an arch and the rectangle that frames it (or between two adjacent arches), often filled with ornament, such as the Victories on the triumphal arches.
See also: Triumphal arch
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Arch, Frame and Skin, The Islamic World.
A feature of Art Deco architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Solar altitude · Sōrin · Space frame · Span · Spandrel panel · Specus · Spolia · Springer