Lintel
noun
A horizontal support (like a beam) across the top of a door or window.
He painted the wooden lintel above the front door.
Often appears as...
- stone lintel
- wood lintel
noun
A horizontal support (like a beam) across the top of a door or window.
He painted the wooden lintel above the front door.
Often appears as...
- stone lintel
- wood lintel
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Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Element
A lintel is not just any beam; it's specifically part of a building's structure used over openings like doors and windows.
In architecture class, we learned how the lintel provides support above windows.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Types
Lintels can be made of various materials, such as wood, stone, or metal, which can be important for aesthetic or structural reasons.
The ancient temple had stone lintels that have survived for centuries.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, lintels can have decorative carvings or inscriptions and may carry historical or religious significance.
The intricately carved lintel above the church door depicted a biblical scene.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Element
A lintel is not just any beam; it's specifically part of a building's structure used over openings like doors and windows.
In architecture class, we learned how the lintel provides support above windows.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Types
Lintels can be made of various materials, such as wood, stone, or metal, which can be important for aesthetic or structural reasons.
The ancient temple had stone lintels that have survived for centuries.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, lintels can have decorative carvings or inscriptions and may carry historical or religious significance.
The intricately carved lintel above the church door depicted a biblical scene.
Pro Tip 1/3Architectural Element
A lintel is not just any beam; it's specifically part of a building's structure used over openings like doors and windows.
In architecture class, we learned how the lintel provides support above windows.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Types
Lintels can be made of various materials, such as wood, stone, or metal, which can be important for aesthetic or structural reasons.
The ancient temple had stone lintels that have survived for centuries.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, lintels can have decorative carvings or inscriptions and may carry historical or religious significance.
The intricately carved lintel above the church door depicted a biblical scene.
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Louis Kahn
American Architect
You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch.
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Peter Ackroyd
British Author
There are two types of people, you see. One type keep their heads straight, and look around as they walk. The others look up - at the tops of houses, at the eaves and the lintels and the roofs, which can tell you when they were built - and I've always done that.
Quote examples
Louis Kahn
American Architect
You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch.
Quote examples
Peter Ackroyd
British Author
There are two types of people, you see. One type keep their heads straight, and look around as they walk. The others look up - at the tops of houses, at the eaves and the lintels and the roofs, which can tell you when they were built - and I've always done that.
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