Tambour (architecture)

For other uses, see Tambour (disambiguation).

In architecture, "tambour" has three meanings.

In classical architecture, a tambour (French for 'drum') is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration.[1]

The term also applies to the wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a dome (also known as a tholobate).

Finally, "tambour" can refer to the drum-shaped segments of a column, which is built up in several courses.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 388.

References

  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tambour". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 388.


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