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Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Architecture | |||||||
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4 +1 | foundations and base |
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5 | socket |
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4 | stereobate |
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3 | plinth |
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foundations and base Explanation: foundations are usually largely underground, perhaps rising a bit above it; цоколь is an outside covering usually up to a meter or so in height. |
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stereobate Explanation: stereobate noun stereo·bate \ˈsterēəˌbāt, ˈstir-, usually -āt+V\ plural Definition of STEREOBATE : a substructure or basement of masonry as visible above the ground level — compare stylobate http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stereobate stylobate [stahy-luh-beyt] Word Origin noun, Architecture, (in a classical temple) 1. a course of masonry, part of the stereobate, forming the foundation for a colonnade, especially the outermost colonnade. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stylobate STEREOBATE PICTURES --> https://www.google.ru/search?q=stereobate&newwindow=1&biw=10... |
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socket Explanation: The word in question is from the Italian zoccolo. See: Socket (architecture) - Wikipedia https://it.wikipedia.org/.../Zoccolo_(a... The socket or base in architecture is an element of the pedestal. In particular, in the division of the sub-classical elements, is the block of stone which forms the ... The term, its explanation and figure can be found, e.g., in Slovar' Arkhitekturno-Stroitel'nykhTerminov, Voloshin and Zel'ten, "Vysheishata shkola", Minsk, 1990 |
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plinth Explanation: In construction a plinth is the projecting portion of a wall immediately above the ground or floor level, the base course of an external masonry wall . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 godz. (2015-08-17 07:11:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://house-hands.ru/cokol-fundamenta.html http://www.ibstock.com/pdfs/architects/design-guide-plinths.... http://parthenon-house.ru/content/articles/index.php?article... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 dzień 8 godz. (2015-08-18 07:02:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Plinths have been constructed on buildings throughout the ages and periods of architecture. A building has 2 basic parts: 1) Sub-structure or Foundations 2) Super-structure Sub-structure or Foundations is the lower portion of the buildnig which transmits the loads of the super-structure to the supporting soil. A foundation is therefore that part of the structure which is in direct contact with the groundto which the load is transmitted Super-structure is that part of the structure which is above ground level. A part of the super-structure located between ground level and the floor is known as plinth. |
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