2007-02-09 12:41:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A lintel or header is a horizontal beam used in the construction of buildings, and is a major architectural contribution of ancient Greece. It usually supports the masonry above a window or door opening. (Also sometimes spelled 'lintol', 'lintil',' lyntil'.)
Lintels may be made of wood, stone, steel or reinforced or pre tensioned concrete.
For example, at Stonehenge, stone lintels top off some of the megaliths. In typical homes today, lintels are commonly used in fireplaces where one will span the opening of the firebox. In this use they are most often steel, either straight for a square opening or arched for a more decorative effect.
2007-02-09 13:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The arch?
2007-02-09 20:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The arch.
2007-02-09 20:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post and Lintel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lintel
2007-02-09 20:51:19 · answer #4 · answered by Max 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the arch
2007-02-09 20:49:22 · answer #5 · answered by miatalise12560 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but why don't you look it up at a library or on the internet and tell us
2007-02-09 20:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋