Trumeau (architecture)

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Trumeau, in architecture, is the central pillar or mullion supporting the tympanum of a large doorway, commonly found in medieval buildings.[1] It is often sculpted.

  • Drawing of a trumeau from the Vézelay Abbey

  • Romanesque trumeau at the Tarragona Cathedral

  • Gothic trumeau at the Reims Cathedral

  • Trumeau of the main portal of Saint-Lazare Cathedral

References

  1. ↑ Merriam Webster Dictionary, Trumeau
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