Lintel (architecture) in the context of Fireplace

⭐ Core Definition: Lintel (architecture)

A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented/structural item. In the case of windows, the bottom span is referred to as a sill, but, unlike a lintel, does not serve to bear a load to ensure the integrity of the wall.Modern-day lintels may be made using prestressed concrete and are also referred to as beams in beam-and-block slabs or as ribs in rib-and-block slabs. These prestressed concrete lintels and blocks can serve as components that are packed together and propped to form a suspended-floor concrete slab.

An arch functions as a curved lintel.

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Lintel (architecture) in the context of Architrave
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Lintel (architecture) in the context of Architrave

In classical architecture, an architrave (/ˈɑːrkɪˌtreɪv/; from Italian architrave 'chief beam'), also called an epistyle (from Ancient Greek ἐπίστυλον (epístulon) 'on the column'), is the lintel or beam, typically made of wood or stone, that rests on the capitals of columns.

The term can also apply to all sides, including the vertical members, of a frame with mouldings around a door or window. The word "architrave" has come to be used to refer more generally to a style of mouldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening, where the horizontal "head" casing extends across the tops of the vertical side casings where the elements join (forming a butt joint, as opposed to a miter joint).

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Lintel (architecture) in the context of Relieving arch

A discharging arch or relieving arch is an arch built over a lintel or architrave to take off the superincumbent weight.

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