A trumeau is the central
pillar
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or
mullion
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supporting the
tympanum of a large doorway, commonly found in medieval buildings.
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"trumeau"
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feature, it is often sculpted.
Gallery
File:Trumeau.jpg, Trumeau of the main portal of Saint Martin's Church, Arlon
File:Tarragona - Catedral, claustro 39.jpg, Romanesque trumeau at the Tarragona Cathedral
File:PorcheCentralNordCathedraleChartre041130.JPG, Central porch, north facade, Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a Roman Catholic church in Chartres, France, about southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres. Mostly ...
File:Reims-Portail Nord-St Calixte.jpg, Gothic trumeau at the Reims Cathedral
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, imagealt = Facade, looking northeast
, caption = Façade of the cathedral, looking northeast
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File:Autun - Cathedrale St-Lazare 01.jpg, Trumeau of the main portal of Saint-Lazare Cathedral
File:Aix - détail portail Saint Sauveur.jpg, Trumeau of the main portal of Aix Cathedral
Aix Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence) in Aix-en-Provence in southern France is a Roman Catholic church and the seat of the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and Arles. The cathedral is built on the site of the 1st-centu ...
See also
* Jamb statue
References
External links
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Architectural sculpture
Columns and entablature
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