revetment

(noun)

A sloping structure placed on a bank or cliff in such a way as to absorb the energy of incoming water.

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Examples of revetment in the following topics:

  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Orientalizing Period

    • Earlier temples were made from wood and other perishable materials and used terra cotta revetments in the form of rectangular and circular panels.
    • With the introduction of stone as a building material, revetments became unnecessary and were replaced by sculptural ornamentation.

  • Rome

    • This surface could be smoothed and faced with attractive stucco, thin panels of marble, or other colored stones called revetment.

  • Diocletian's Palace

    • Some material for decoration was imported: Egyptian granite columns, fine marble for revetments and some capitals produced in workshops in the Proconnesos (present-day Marmara Island off the coast of Turkey).

  • The Chora Church in Constantinople

    • The lower levels are reserved for painted images of saints and prophets and a decorative dado that mimics marble revetment.

  • Architecture under the Nervan-Antonines

    • Like Trajan's forum, the markets were elaborately decorated with marble floors and revetment, as well as decorative columns to frame the doorways.

  • Architecture and Mosaics in the Middle Byzantine Empire

    • The churches were decorated in mosaics, frescoes, and marble revetment.