Top 10 Top 10 Architectural Features
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1. Triangular Gable
This simple triangularshaped gable can be seen on Het Houten Huis.
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2. Bell Gable
Fashionable in the late 17th and 18th centuries, bellshaped gables can be flamboyant (Prinsengracht 126) or unadorned (Leliegracht 57).
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3. Neck Gable
Made popular by Philips Vingboons, this gable has a raised centrepiece;Oude Turfmarkt 145is an example.
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4. Spout Gable
This plain triangular gable topped by a spout was used for warehouses, like those at Entrepotdok.
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5. Step Gable
Common from 1600 to 1665, this gable has steps on both sides: Huis op de drie Grachten has three (see A Day in the Oude Zijde).
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6. Wall Plaque
Before numbering was introduced, houses were identified by plaques (see Courtyard with Wall Plaques, and Wall Plaque on No.19).
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7. Claw Piece
Sculptures – frequently of dolphins – were made to fill the right angles of gables, as inOudezijds Voorburgwal 119.
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8. Mask
This type of Renaissance decoration depicts a human or animal face, and can be seen atOudezijds Voorburgwal 57.
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9. Cornices
From 1690, gables fell out of vogue and decorative top mouldings came in: examples line the Herengracht.
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10. Pediment Carvings
Carvings often decorate the triangular or rounded form above doorways: see the Felix Meritis Building.
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