blind arcade

…Since then, in addition to their structural merits, the pleasant rhythm created by the curves of the arches and the straight lines of the columns has been popular, and they have been widely used in European and Islamic architecture. In Europe, the so-called blind arcade, in which the spaces between the columns are filled with walls, also appeared during the Romanesque period, and was used decoratively in layers on the facades of churches. Throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, arcades were used as a means of dividing secondary spaces (such as passageways) because of their openness, and they decorated the side aisles and naves of churches, the corridors surrounding the courtyards of monasteries and Renaissance palazzos, and the colonnades surrounding squares. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "blind arcade" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…以来，構造上のメリットに加えて，アーチの曲線と柱の直線が作り出す快いリズムが人々の好むところとなり，ヨーロッパおよびイスラム建築に広く用いられた。ヨーロッパでは，ロマネスク期に柱間を壁体で埋めたいわゆるブラインド･アーケードblind arcadeも出現し，教会堂のファサード(正面)などで，それを幾段も重ねて装飾的に用いられた。中世およびルネサンス期を通じて，アーケードはとくにその開放性ゆえに副次的な空間(通路など)を区切りとる手段として活用され，教会堂の側廊や前廊，修道院やルネサンスのパラッツォの中庭をめぐる回廊，広場の四周をめぐる柱廊(コロネード)などを飾った。…

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