Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Blind arch
An arch attached to wall or other surface, for decorationCommonly found in Romanesque Revival architecture
A blind arcade is a decorative row of arches applied to a wall as a decorative element
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Shea's Buffalo
- Buffalo Gas Light Company
- Blessed Trinity RC Church
- 77 Lexington Ave.
- St. Michael RC Church
- St. John the Evangelist RC Church
Other examples:
