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Gushet
(Scots): A triangular or wedge-shaped piece of land, or the corner building on such a site.
Guttae
Stylized drops below the
triglyphs
of the frieze in the
Doric
order of classical architecture.
Ha-ha
A retaining wall sunk into a ditch in a landscape garden or park, used to make a barrier without disrupting the view.
Hagioscope
An aperture in a wall or through a pier in a church or chapel, usually to allow a view of an altar. Also called a
squint
.
Half-column
St George's Hall, Liverpool
An
engaged
column half of whose circumference projects from the wall.
Half-hipped roof
A gabled roof with a sloped (hipped) end to the upper part only.
Half-tester
A tomb-chest with effigies beneath a flat canopy (
tester
) attached to a wall, with columns on one side only.
Half-timbering
Archaic term for
timber framing
. Sometimes used for non-structural decorative timberwork.
Hall-church
A church with nave and aisles of approximately equal height.
Hall-keep
An early type of
keep
or principal tower in a castle, of rectangular plan, containing the great hall and chief bedchamber.
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