Cant (architecture)

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The canted facade of The Church Of Anime Ss. Del Purgatorio, Ragusa, the extremities of the facade are angled (canted) back from the centre

The facade of County Hall, Aylesbury with canted recesses

Cant (or Canted) is the architectural term describing part, or segment, of a facade which is at an angle to another part of the same facade. The angle breaking the facade is less than a right angle thus enabling a canted facade to be viewed as, and remain, one composition.

Canted facades are a typical of, but not exclusive to Baroque architecture.

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