Glossary of Medieval Art and
Architecture
floor plan or ground plan:
Horizontal cross-section of a building as the building would
look at ground level. A ground plan shows the basic
outlined shape of a
building and, usually, the outlines of other interior
and exterior
features.
Compare with cross section,
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