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face. It is designed as an ornamental architectural element and has no load-bearing function.
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Dictionary of French Architecture from the 11th to 16th century/Volume 1/Blind Arcade
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buildings throughout Western Europe, and are also a common feature in
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is usually a single arch or a series of joined arches as a
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Blind arcades are a common decorative features on the
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Index

Blind window

Vézelay Abbey
arcade
arches
masonry
blind arch
frieze
Lombard band
columns
blind niches
facades
Romanesque
Gothic
Byzantine
Orthodox churches
Armenian
Dwarf gallery
Flying butress
Camposanto Monumentale, Pisa, Italy
Camposanto Monumentale
Pisa
Canton Viaduct, Canton, Massachusetts
Canton Viaduct
Canton, Massachusetts
Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Norwich Cathedral
Norfolk

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