Classification By Structure
Chinese classifications for architecture include:
- 亭 (Chinese: 亭; pinyin: Tíng) ting (Chinese pavilions)
- 臺 (simplified Chinese: 台; traditional Chinese: 臺; pinyin: Taí) tai (terraces)
- 樓 (simplified Chinese: 楼; traditional Chinese: 樓; pinyin: Lóu) lou (Multistory buildings)
- 閣 (simplified Chinese: 阁; traditional Chinese: 閣; pinyin: Gé) ge (Two-story pavilions)
- 軒 (轩) xuan (Verandas with windows)
- 塔 ta (Chinese pagodas)
- 榭 xie (Pavilions or houses on terraces)
- 屋 wu (Rooms along roofed corridors)
- 斗拱(Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: Dǒugǒng) dougong interlocking wooden brackets, often used in clusters to support roofs and add ornamentation.
- 藻井 Caisson domed or coffered ceiling
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“Who says that fictions only and false hair
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Is all good structure in a winding stair?
May no lines pass, except they do their duty
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