This website makes references to a number of terms that may not be familiar to you. Use the links below to explore this glossary.

 

Terra Cotta

fired clay cast in molds, often used for decorative elements or to clad a building exterior

 

Tile

flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, concrete or other material used especially for roofs, floors or walls and often for ornamental work

 

Tower

freestanding building or attached structure of a building, of great height compared to its floor area

 

Tracery

pattern of interlocking muntins in the upper part of a Gothic window

 

Transom

horizontal bar between the top of a window or door and the structural opening

 

Transom Light (Window) or Panel

section above a window or door

 

Trefoil (Arch or Window)

having a three-lobed opening

 

Treillage

decorative trim, primarily of wood

 

Truncated

having the top or end cut off

 

Truncated Pyramidal Roof

pyramidal roof with the top cut off

 

Truss

structural element assembled from a number of individual structural elements fastened together and used to span a distance

 

Tudor

last phase of the Perpendicular Gothic style during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII (1485 to 1547)

 

Tudor Arch

shallow arch that comes to a subtle point

 

Turret

small, slender tower projecting from the corner of a building