Hyphen (architecture)

Short description: Architectural element

The hyphen connecting the main house (right) to the west end pavilion (left) at Whitehall (Annapolis, Maryland)

In architecture, a hyphen is a connecting link between two larger building elements. It is typically found in Palladian architecture, where the hyphens form connections between a large corps de logis and terminating pavilions.[1]

## See also

* Ell (architecture)

## References

1. ↑ Hayward, Mary Ellen; Shivers, Frank R.; Howland, Richard Hubbard (2004). The Architecture of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 6. ISBN 0-8018-7806-3.

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