Setback (architecture)

Setbacks on the Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt

A setback, in the specific sense of a step-back, is a step-like form of a wall or other building.[1] Importantly, one or more step-backs lowers the building's center of mass, making it more stable.

References

  1. ↑ Setback. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2008. p. 1725. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9. Retrieved 3 March 2020.