Spandrel
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For the anti-tank missile, see AT-5 Spandrel. For the term from evolutionary biology, see Spandrel (biology).
A spandrel[1] is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame, between the tops of two adjacent arches,[2] or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square. They are frequently filled with decorative elements.
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