Übersetzung für '
mascaron' von Englisch nach Deutsch
| NOUN | a mascaron | mascarons |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
2 Übersetzungen
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Anwendungsbeispiele Englisch
- In architecture, a mascaron ornament is a face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.
- The plain brick elevation on the street has kept many original details, from the mascaron above the entrance to the stucco-adorned openings or the decorated cartouches.
- The neo-classic elevation draws attention to its portal: the two pilasters carry a crosshead bearing a bearded mascaron, topped by a pediment which tympanum is adorned with a winged figure and floral motifs.
- Ribs are led in bundles and ended on brackets with mascaron or floristic motif.
- The architect was Emmanuel Le Ray and the building's decoration includes a "mascaron" of the head of Neptune by Bourget and mosaics by Isidore Odorico.
- Below it is a bronze mascaron of a head of a lion, through which the water flowed.
- The ground floor has a large portal in the center featuring a mascaron and tympanum; there are two minor entrances at the sides.
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