Dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: dǒugǒng; lit. 'cap [and] block') is a structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, important in traditional Chinese...

highly decorated as part of an architectural style, such as the Chinese dougong bracket systems. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, eaves is derived...

Symmetry was also important in the layout of homes, altars, and villages. Dougong is a unique structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of...

terraces) 屋 wu (Rooms along roofed corridors) 斗拱 (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: Dǒugǒng) dougong interlocking wooden brackets, often used in clusters to support roofs...

include the friction damping and sliding effect of the complex wooden dougong joints, the structural isolation of floors, the effects of wide eaves analogous...

columns-pillars Dolmen – prehistoric megalithic tombs with structural stone lintels Dougong – traditional Chinese structural element I-beam – steel lintels and beams...

for health, longevity, and success in studies Kiyomizu-dera, Illuminated Dougong architectural element, Kiyomizu-dera Dragon sculpture at Kiyomizu-dera...

times, determining the original scheme is difficult. Top of the column (dougong) in the building protecting the caves of Yungang Grottoes Yungang Grottoe...

acted as ornament. Dougong also has the practical application of protection from earthquakes, as the elasticity of multiple dougong has the ability to...

a fortified manor with towers, a courtyard, verandas, tiled rooftops, dougong support brackets, and a covered bridge extending from the third floor of...