Risalit
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Wellingsbüttel Manor

A risalit, from the Italian risalto for "projection", is a part of a building that juts out from a great height, which became used in architecture for the construction of façades in the baroque period.

A corner risalit is where two wings meet at right-angles. Baroque three-winged constructions are often incorporated as a median risalit in a main hall or a stairwell, such as in Weißenstein Palace and the Roßleben Convent School.

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Much of the text of this article comes from the equivalent German-language Wikipedia article retrieved on 18th March 2006.