Spandrel

For the anti-tank missile, see AT-5 Spandrel. For the term from evolutionary biology, see Spandrel (biology).
Spandrels of a Tudor arch
Spandrels of a circle within a square
Spandrel figures of winged victories, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris
Spandrel panels

A spandrel[1] is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame, between the tops of two adjacent arches,[2] or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square. They are frequently filled with decorative elements.

  1. ^ less often spandril or splaundrel
  2. ^ Dutton, Denis (2009). The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780199539420.