Blind arcade
A blind arcade or blind window is an arcade that is composed of a series of arches that has no actual openings and that is applied to the surface of a wall as a decorative element: i.e., the arches are not windows or openings but are part of the masonry face.[1] It is designed as an ornamental architectural element and has no load-bearing function. Whereas a blind arch is usually a single arch or a series of joined arches as a frieze (sometimes called Lombard band), a blind arcade is composed of a series of arches that have well-defined columns.
Blind arcades are a common decorative features on the facades of Romanesque and Gothic buildings throughout Western Europe, and are also a common feature in Byzantine Orthodox churches in Eastern Europe, and in Armenian churches.
See also[edit]
Camposanto Monumentale,
Pisa, ItalyCórdoba, Spain
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Apse interior of Church of Santa María a Real do Sar,
Santiago de Compostela, SpainCanterbury Cathedral, England
Torre del Oro,
Seville, SpainApse exterior of Norman church of Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò,
Casalvecchio Siculo, SicilyLinköping Cathedral, Sweden
San Miniato al Monte,
Florence, ItalyGreat Mosque of Kairouan
(also known as Mosque of Uqba), Tunisia
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References[edit]
- ^ "Blind window". finedictionary.com.
External links[edit]
- Dictionary of French Architecture from the 11th to 16th century/Volume 1/Blind Arcade
- The Monasery of Marmashen