Editing Pediment (section)

===From 1750 to Art Deco===
[[File:GCT glory of commerce.jpg|thumb|Beaux Arts broken segmental pediment, [[Grand Central Terminal]],  New York City, architects [[Reed and Stem]] and [[Warren and Wetmore]], sculptor [[Jules Coutan]], 1903{{sfn|Hopkins|2014|p=135}}]]
Pediments became extremely common on the main facades of [[English country house]]s, and many across northern Europe; these might be placed over a porch with columns, or simply decorations to an essentially flat facade. In England, if there was any sculpture within the tympanum, it was often restricted to a [[coat of arms]]. 

[[Neoclassical architecture]] returned to "purer" classical models mostly using conventional triangular pediments, often over a portico with columns. Large schemes of [[pedimental sculpture]] were used where the budget allowed. In 19th-century styles, freer treatments returned, and large segmental pediments were especially popular in eclectic styles such as [[Beaux-Arts architecture]], often overwhelmed by sculpture within, above, and to the sides. 

Large pediments with columns, often called the "temple front", became widely used for important public buildings such as [[stock exchange]]s, [[reserve bank]]s, law courts, legislatures, and museums, where an impression of solidity, reliability, and respectability was desired.

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File:Petit Trianon, théâtre de la Reine, entrée.jpg|[[Louis XVI style]] pediment with a [[putto]] of the Théâtre de la reine, part of the [[Petit Trianon]], France, by [[Richard Mique]], {{circa}}1780

File:Petit Trianon - Belvédère 2012.jpg|Louis XVI style pediment of the [[Belvédère (Petit Trianon)|Belvédère]], part of the Petit Trianon, by Richard Mique, completed in 1781<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/estate-trianon/english-gardens#the-belvedere|website=en.chateauversailles.fr|title=the english gardens|author=|date=11 February 2020 |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

File:Église St Vincent Paul Paris 6.jpg|[[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] pediment of the [[Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris|Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul]], Paris, by [[Jacques Ignace Hittorff]], 1830–1846<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watkin|first1=David|title=A History of Western Architecture|date=2022|publisher=Laurence King|isbn=978-1-52942-030-2|pages=444|url=|language=en}}</ref>

File:Fontaine St Michel Paris 2.jpg|[[Baroque Revival architecture|Baroque Revival]] pediment of the {{lang|fr|[[Fontaine Saint-Michel]]|italic=no}}, Paris, by [[Gabriel Davioud]], 1858<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watkin|first1=David|title=A History of Western Architecture|date=2022|publisher=Laurence King|isbn=978-1-52942-030-2|pages=445|url=|language=en}}</ref>

File:Détail façade principale Palais Garnier Paris 13.jpg|[[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] pediment with sculptures on the facade of the {{lang|fr|[[Palais Garnier]]|italic=no}}, Paris, by [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Garnier]], 1861–1874<ref>{{cite book|last1=Robertson|first1=Hutton|title=The History of Art - From Prehistory to Presentday - A Global View|date=2022|publisher=Thames & Hudson|isbn=978-0-500-02236-8|page=989|url=|language=en}}</ref>

File:Berlín, Antigua Galería Nacional 1.jpg|Neoclassical pediment of the [[Alte Nationalgalerie]], Berlin, Germany, by [[Friedrich August Stüler]] and [[Heinrich Strack]], 1865–1869<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watkin|first1=David|title=A History of Western Architecture|date=2022|publisher=Laurence King|isbn=978-1-52942-030-2|pages=483|url=|language=en}}</ref>

File:Lyon 6e - Boulevard des Belges, entrée du musée Guimet.jpg|Neoclassical pediment with [[acroterion|acroteria]] of a door of the [[Musée d'histoire naturelle - Guimet]], Lyon, France, by [[Jules Chatron]], 1879<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guimet.fr/fr/musee-guimet/emile-guimet-fondateur-du-musee |title= Emile Guimet, fondateur du musée | website=guimet.fr | date=14 January 2015}}</ref>

Hôtel Caisse Épargne - Dijon (FR21) - 2022-04-16 - 6.jpg|[[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]] pediment of the [[Hôtel de la Caisse d'épargne de Dijon]] (Rue des Bons-Enfants no. 8), [[Dijon]], France, by [[Arthur Chaudouet]], 1889–1890

File:3-5, Strada Icoanei, Bucharest (Romania) 1.jpg|[[Romanian Revival architecture|Romanian Revival]] door pediment of the [[Școala Centrală National College]], Bucharest, Romania, by [[Ion Mincu]], 1890

File:Masonic Temple, Crown Street, Aberdeen, first floor detail main facade, Harbourne Maclennan, Jenkins and Marr, 1910.jpg|Open pediment above an arch; Masonic Temple, [[Aberdeen]], 1910

44 Calea Călărașilor, Bucharest (12).jpg|[[Art Deco]] pediment of the Mihai Zisman House ([[Calea Călărașilor]] no. 44), Bucharest, by architect Soru, 1920
File:Louisiana State Capitol - Ad Astra (33297407125).jpg|Art Deco near-pediment of the [[Louisiana State Capitol]], 1930-1932
File:Bâtiment à l'angle du Quai Conti et de la rue Dauphine (détail).JPG|Art Deco pediment of the Carrefour Curie (Quai de Conti no. 1-3), Paris, by [[Joseph Marrast]] and [[Charles Letrosne]], 1932<ref>{{cite book|last1=Criticos|first1=Mihaela|title=Art Deco sau Modernismul Bine Temperat - Art Deco or Well-Tempered Modernism|date=2009|publisher=SIMETRIA|isbn=978-973-1872-03-2|page=192|url=|language=Romanian, English}}</ref>
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