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buttresses at Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk; Ostend, Belgium

A buttress is a structure placed against the walls of a building to give it more support, or to help it to hold the roofs. Buttresses are common in ancient buildings, especially in Europe. A buttress can be an inside or outside support.

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  • Vicolo di Formia

    Vicolo di Formia (1956) Oil painting by Antonio Sicurezza of an alleyway with flying buttresses between buildings

  • Anglebuttress

    Angled buttress

  • Claspingbuttress

    Clasping or clamped buttress

  • Diagonalbuttress

    Diagonal or 'french' buttress

  • Setbackbuttress

    Setback buttress

  • Buttress - Palace of Westminster - London - England - 040404

    A buttress and a flying buttress, mostly concealed, supporting walls at the Palace of Westminster

  • Zejtun cultural heritage 11

    Buttress at Our Saviour's Chapel, Żejtun, Malta

  • 2014 02 13 16 12 25 Milano ITALY Duomo facciata facade con lampione with street lamp photo Paolo Villa FOTO3972

    Façade buttresses at Milan Cathedral, Italy

  • Barrage Daniel-Johnson2 v1

    Buttresses on the 700ft tall Daniel-Johnson Dam, Quebec

  • Stone Butresses (48013292043)

    Thick buttresses characterize Earthquake Baroque architecture like Paoay Church, Philippines

  • Western side of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

    Buttresses of the western side of the Mosque of Uqba in Kairouan, Tunisia

  • Standalone row house in Centralia, Pennsylvania

    Buttresses to support the wall of this row house were constructed after its neighboring house was taken down as part of the Centralia mine fire.

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