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Kokoshnik is a semicircular or keel-like exterior decorative element in the Old Russian architecture, a type of corbel zakomara (that is an arch-like semicircular top of the church wall). Unlike zakomara that continues the curvature of the vault behind and carries a part of the vault's weight, kokoshnik is pure decoration and does not carry any ...
The kokoshnik tradition has existed since the 10th century in the city of Veliky Novgorod. [1] It spread primarily in the northern regions of Russia and was very popular from 16th to 19th centuries. It is still to this day an important feature of Russian dance ensembles and folk culture and inspired the Kokoshnik style of architecture.
Zakomara (Russian: Закомара) is a semicircular or keeled completion of a wall (curtain wall) in the Old Russian architecture, [1] reproducing the adjacent to the inner cylindrical (convex, crossed) vault. False zakomar, which is not repeating the inner shapes of the vault, is called the kokoshnik.
At a state banquet in honor of Qatar, Camilla chose Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik tiara, her first time in the historic sparkler. AARON CHOWN - Getty Images November 19, 2024
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