parapet

(noun)

Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.

Related Terms

Examples of parapet in the following topics:

  • The Temple of Athena Nike

    • The Temple of Athena Nike stands on the parapet of the Acropolis, to the southwest and to the right of the Propylaea.
    • A parapet was added on the balustrade to protect visitors from falling down the steep hillside.

  • The Battle of New Orleans

    • A handful made it to the top of the parapet on the right but were either killed or captured.
    • The 95th Rifles had advanced in open skirmish order ahead of the main assault force and were concealed in the ditch below the parapet, unable to advance further without support.

  • Architecture of Djenne

    • Built with imposing façades with pilaster-like buttresses, many have elaborate arrangements of pinnacles forming a parapet above the entrance door.

  • English Architecture in the Baroque Period

    • Chronologically following the Elizabethan style, the Jacobean style can be classified by its adoption of decadent and detailed Renaissance motifs such as columns and pilasters, round arch arcades, and flat roofs with openwork parapets.

  • The Acropolis

    • The Temple of Athena Nike (427-425 BCE), designed by Kallikrates in honor of the goddess of victory, stands on the parapet of the Acropolis, to the southwest and to the right of the Propylaea.
    • A parapet was added on the balustrade to protect visitors from falling down the steep hillside.

  • The War in France

    • The top lip of the trench was known as the parapet, and soldiers stood on steps below with hand-held periscopes – sometimes as simple as angled mirrors at the top and bottom of a stick – that enabled them to look out toward the enemy without being exposed.