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Aedicule

For Aedicule we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Architecture and Art.



Aedicule (Architecture)

A term now applied to the frames surrounding a classical doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment, but which has its origins in the architectural treatment of the shrines of the classical period.


Aedicule (Art)

Small structure intended to house a sacred image or statue. It may also be a niche set into the external wall of a building.


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