What is Buttress?
[[File:PPkerk(04).jpg|thumb|buttresses at Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk; [[Ostend]], Belgium]] A '''buttress''' is a structure placed against the [[wall]]s of a building to give it more support, or to help it to hold the roofs. Buttresses are common in ancient buildings, especially in [[Europe]]. A buttress can be an inside or outside support. {{stub}} {{Wikisource1911Enc|Buttress}} [[Category:Architectural elements]] [[Category:Walls]]