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Lay dormitory
large room upstairs in the lay building in an abbey, often with two naves divided by a row of pillars.
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Layout
the arrangement of a building on the ground
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Lesenes
slightly projecting, flat pilaster on the outside of a building.
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lintel
a flat horizontal beam which spans the space between two supports.
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Listel
flat, slightly projecting moulding.
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Lists
initially a wooden palisade which encircled squares or fortified castles. Then, land between the inner and outer enclosures. Said area was the stage for jousts and tournaments.
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Lobe
segment of a circle cut into an arch.
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Lookout turret ( echauguette)
"turrets"arose in the medieval period in castles and churches, usually for stairs or as watch towers, in which case they could also be called "échaugettes".
