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Broken Pediment

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E5 Broken Pediments
E5 Broken Pediments
A pediment is an architectural element found particularly in classical architecture and its derivatives, consisting of a gable, usually of a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.

In a Broken Pediment the structure is left open at the apex.

Pediment adapted from Wikipedia and licensed by The Cultural Me under CC BY SA 3.0