Architecture (217 pages found in this category)


Proscenium

Part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain.

Proscenium arch

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Queen’s House

Former royal residence near Greenwich Palace, built between 1616 and 1635.

Quoin

Any external angle or corner of a structure.

Red House

House built in 1660 by William Taylor, whose descendants owned it until 1920. The Taylor family were farmers and clothiers, who developed their business into cloth finishing and became merchants.

Renishaw Hall

Country house to the west of Renishaw village in Derbyshire England, home to the Sitwell family since the early 17th century.

Reredos

Large ornamented wall, screen, or other structure placed behind the altar in a Christian church.

Restoration style

Architectural style popular during the reign of King Charles II of England (1660–1685)

Retable

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Rhenish Tower, Lynmouth

Grade II listed folly built on the sea front at Lynmouth, Devon in about 1860.