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