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Features / Outside

Outside

Bell gable (espadaña)

A wall carried up above the roof and pierced with openings in which bells hang, used instead of a tower.

Where to look
Bells hanging in openings in a flat wall, at the front or the side.
Styles
On the drawings
Not marked on the drawings.

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Cross-section of a vaulted building with a nave, two aisles and flying buttresses. Each label links to its feature. NAVE AISLE AISLE RoofPinnacleFlying buttressButtressAisleRib vaultClerestoryTriforiumArcadePierNave
Cross-sectionFor orientation: Bell gable (espadaña) is not drawn here.