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A fleuron is a flower-shaped ornament,
[1] and in
architecture may have a number of meanings:
- It is a
collective noun for the ornamental termination at the ridge of a
roof, such as a crop,
finial or épi.
- It is also a form of stylised
Late Gothic decoration in the form of a four-leafed square, often seen on
crockets and
cavetto mouldings.
- It can be the ornament in the middle of each concave face of a
Corinthian
abacus.
- Finally, it can be a form of
anthemion, the decorative Greek floral decoration.
[2]
Gallery
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Fleuron at
Brussels Town Hall, Belgium
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Fleuron as a finial
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Fleuron is the uppermost flower decoration in the center of a Corinthian capital
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Fleuron in a cornice molding
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Fleuron as a anthemion (Greek word for flower)
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Fleuron above a doorway
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