Untimely Sign Update

I was walking across East 9th Street yesterday afternoon, when I thought about the relieving triangle that I wrote about so long ago.

It was right about that time that I found myself in front of the very same building!

The very same building.

That's when I saw this sign:

In Memorium [sic].

I've written a lot about the community garden El Jardin del Paraiso, mostly about the dumping ground on the East 4th Street side — I can't say that I know any of the people associated with it, though.

At least this sign makes sense now!

The Relieving Triangle

Just the other night, I was reading a book of mine: "Mycenae–Epidaurus: A Complete Guide to the Museums and Archaeological Sites of the Argolid".

The Lion's Gate, the Tomb of Clytemnestra, the Treasury of Atreus, all share a common feature: the relieving triangle. So imagine my surprise when I was walking across East 7th Street earlier this week and discovered the same feature there:

The relieving triangle.

In order to relive the lintel of some of the weight of the superstructure, the ashlar courses at both its ends which are supported by the door jambs, corbel out progressively leaving a triangular empty space — the so-called relieving triangle — which is a kind of simple arch characteristic of Mycenaean architecture. 

Life imitates life… in the East Village Today!

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