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Cornice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 5 <br /> . .. , <br /> Cornice <br /> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <br /> A cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative molding <br /> that crowns a building or furniture element—the cornice over a door ar window, for instance, or the <br /> cornice around the top edge of a pedestal or along the top of an interior wall. A simple cornice may be <br /> formed just with a crown molding. <br /> The function of the projecting cornice of a building is to throw rainwater free of the building's walls. In <br /> residential building practice, this function is handled by projecting gable ends, roof eaves, and gutters. <br /> However, house eaves may also be called "cornices" if they are finished with decorative molding. In this <br /> sense, while most cornices are also eaves (in that they overhang the sides of the building), not all eaves <br /> are usually considered cornices—eaves are primarily functional and not necessarily decorative, and a <br /> cornice has a decorative aspect to it. <br /> rrN �s�pi����� <br /> , Contents ,� �� ���� ����� <br /> � r,, ,u <br /> qy ��.��-�� ;� , <br /> � �. ,` �� *r <br /> � ■ 1 In Ancient Greek architecture , ��'���" � �� ., �,� <br /> ■ 2 In modern domestic architecture ��� "�Ra; ,� � =� � <br /> � <br /> ■ 2.1 Rake ' �,�� ��g` :� °� ` � <br /> a� <br /> . � � <br /> � <br /> ■ 2.2 Types of cornice �� -�-`�"�"��`a� ,�-� �� � � � ��� <br /> '� ■ 2.2.1 Box cornice ���, ��� `���� �� ��`� �� <br /> �� � �� <br /> ■ 2.2.2 Close cornice ' �� �� ���� a ��� <br /> ._�-��mJ� � ' <br /> ■ 2.2.3 Open cornice �.� <br /> � � <br /> � ■ 2.3 Cornice return ,� " �� , ; � � <br /> � <br /> ■ 3 As window treatment ��� �,� ��� � <br /> �, , t�,. <br /> ', ■ 4 Gallery a�:...� � � �" � �' ``�° <br /> ■ 5 See also An example of a cornice, above large corbels, along the top <br /> ' ■ 6 References of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Building in downtown <br /> ■ 7 External links Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. <br /> In Ancient Greek architecture <br /> In the architecture of Ancient Greece the cornice is the topmost element of the entablature which <br /> consists (from top to bottom) of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave. <br /> In modern domestic architecture <br /> Rake <br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornice 1/27/2016 <br />