Lesene
Low-relief architectural element From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lesene, also called a pilaster strip,[1] is an architectural term for a narrow, low-relief vertical pillar on a wall. It resembles a pilaster, but does not have a base or capital.[2] It is typical in Lombardic and Rijnlandish architectural building styles.[3]

Function
Lesenes are used in architecture to vertically divide a façade or other wall surface optically. However, unlike pilasters, lesenes are simpler, having no bases or capitals. Their function is ornamental, not just to decorate the plain surface of a wall but, in the case of corner lesenes (at the edges of a façade), to emphasise the edges of a building.
Gallery
- Lesenes and Lombard band (arches) on a chapel
- Lesenes forming blind arcades, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna (c. 430); dentils under the eaves.
- Lesene on the staircase tower, Gernrode collegiate church (pre-1000)
- Lesenes on the Maria Laach Abbey (1156)
- Lesenes on the tower of All Saints' Church, Earls Barton (late 10th century)
- Modern and post-modern
- Robin Hood Gardens, London: lesene-shaped formation on the supporting wall in the Plattenbau style
- Lesenes at Chile House, Hamburg
- Lesenes on the Ludgerus Church in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia
References
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