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Joggled Arch
A joggle is a joint or projection that interlocks blocks (such as a lintel's stone blocks or an arch's voussoirs). Often joggles are semicircular and knob-shaped, so joggled stones have a jigsaw- or zigzag-like pattern. Joggling can be found in pre-Frankish buildings, in Roman Spain and Roman France. In Islamic architecture, the earliest joggles were in the desert castles of the Umayyad Caliphate, such as Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi. In Mamluk architecture, joggling is usually combined with ablaq (alternating colors). Joggling also characterize Ottoman architecture in Cairo. The protruding joggle is also called a "he-joggle", whereas the corresponding slot is called a "she-joggle". See also * Dovetail joint: dovetailing can be considered a type of joggling. References Joinery Masonry Arabic architecture Islamic architectural elements Mamluk architecture Ottoman architecture Architecture in Egypt Architecture in Syria Architecture in Palestine {{architecturalelement-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerta De Damasco, Jerusalén, 2017 04 (cropped) - Joggling Above A Window
The gates of Intramuros refer to the original eight gates of the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila, built during the History of the Philippines (1521-1898), Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. The gates are called by the original Spanish word for "gate", ''puerta'' (plural: ''puertas''). Gates facing the west Puerta de Banderas This gate was built in 1662 as the Governor-General of the Philippines, governor-general's gate when the first governor's palace was still located in Fort Santiago. It was destroyed during an earthquake and was never rebuilt. Puerta de Postigo ''Postigo'' means "postern" or a small gate in Spanish. This gate was named after the nearby Palacio del Gobernador. The first ''postigo'' was built several meters away but was walled up in 1662 when the present gate was constructed. The gate was then renovated in 1782 under the direction of military engineer Tomás Sanz. The gate led to the palaces of the governor-general and archbishop of Manila. The nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
