Architecture (211 pages found in this category)


Piano nobile

Main floor of a Palladian or Georgian building.

Piece Hall

Rare example of a large-scale cloth hall – an exchange for trading woollen and worsted cloth "pieces" – that is largely intact.

Pilaster

Decorative architectural element used to give the appearance of a supporting column, to articulate an extent of wall.

Pitfour estate

Estate in the Buchan area of north-east Scotland, home to James Ferguson of Badifurrow, the first Laird of Pitfour, and two generations of his family.

Porte-cochère

From the French meaning "coach door", also known as a coach gate or carriage porch, a covered porch-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building that gives access to a vehicle while providing arriving and departing occupants with protection from the elements.

Porticus

Side chamber typically added to the north and south sides of early Christian churches to give the building an overall cruciform plan.

Presbytery

Part of the chancel in a Christian church housing the altar, or a residence for Roman Catholic priests.

Priest hole

Secret hiding places in the homes of prominent Catholics to hide priests from persecution.

Proscenium

Part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain.

Proscenium arch

Redirected to proscenium.