HOME SUMMA PRAYERS RCIA CATECHISM CONTACT
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CATHOLIC SAINTS INDEX  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CATHOLIC DICTIONARY  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z









Buttress



A pilaster, pier, or body of masonry projecting beyond the main face of the wall and intended to strengthen the wall at particular points and also to counterbalance the thrust of a roof or its vaulting. The term "counterfort" is used when the projection is on the inside. A flying buttress is an arch, resting at one end on a detached pier and it carries the thrust of the nave vault over the aisles or cloister.

THOMAS H. POOLE








Copyright ©1999-2023 Wildfire Fellowship, Inc all rights reserved