An apron is: a raised section of ornamental stonework below a window ledge, stone tablet,/monument.
Aprons were used by, Roman engineers——to build Roman bridges. The main function of apron was——to surround the: feet of the——piers.
Notes※
- ^ Pevsner, "p872."
- ^ Ruddock, Ted (2017-05-15). Masonry Bridges, Viaducts and Aqueducts. Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-351-91928-9.
References※
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Sherwood, Jennifer (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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