Architechure Review Word Scramble
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Aisle | Gothic - found on either side of the nave, separated from the nave by arcades |
Apse | Gothic - Sacred part of a church where most of the religious activity takes place |
Ambulatory | Gothic - Hallway around an apse. It is usually the continuation of the aisles |
Apsidal Chapels | Gothic - Chapels found on the perimeter of Gothic - an apse, separated from the apse by the ambulatory. |
Arcade | Gothic - A row of arches, side by side |
Architrave | Gothic - The bottom part of an entablature |
Archivolt | Gothic - The molding outlining an arch |
Balustrade | A railing found on staircases, balconies, and in classical style, on the tops of walls |
Baroque Architecture | 1600 to 1750, classic but ornate and very busy |
Basilica | Gothic - A rectangular floor plan that contains only a nave and an apse, it's not in cruciform shape but in can contain a greek cross. |
Bearing wall | An internal foundation wall supporting upper floors |
Blind Arcade | Gothic - An ornamental arcade found on walls, called "blind" because cannot see through it. |
Buttress | A structure built against a wall for reinforceing support |
Cantilever | Similar to post and lintel except that the posts are on the same side leaving the crossbeam to extent out by itself |
Capital | The top part of a column |
Caryatid | A statue used as a column |
Chapel | A small room for worship found anywhere |
chartres blue | A brilliant shade of blue developed by the painters of the stained glass windows of chartres cathedral |
Choir | Everything east of the transepts |
Clerestory | The space between the triforium and the roof. It is usually comprised of many windows |
Cloister | A square, walled in garden connected to a church |
Cluster piers | A colun that appears to be several columns glued together |
Colonnade | any row of columns other than the portico |
Compound Pier | A "layered" column |
Context | the area around a building that either add's or takes from the meaning |
Corinthian | Column with leaves at the top |
Cornice | Similar to a stringcourse found on top of entablatures |
crocket | curly decorations usually found on pinnacles |
Cruciform | Floor plan of a cross |
Crypt | the "basement" of a church |
Cupola | On top of buildings that lets light and air in |
Doric | Thick Columns that have no base |
Fan Rib | Lines on the ceiling of a cathedral |
Fenestration | Symmetrical groupings of windows and doors |
Finial | Decoration found on the tops of pinnacles |
Fluting | half circle ridges decorating a column |
Frieze | the middle part of the entablature |
Garth | an enclosed garden |
Greek cross | + |
Impost block | a block placed in between the column and the arch to channel the weight into the column, always found on caryatids |
Ionic | a column shaped like a scroll of parchment |
Jambs | The sides of a door opening |
Latin cross | A cross you would normally think of |
Lancet arch | an pointed arch |
Mall | The area in front of an important building |
Metope | The space between triglyphs on a frieze |
Narthex | An entrance hall leading into the nave |
Neo-Classic Architecture | 1770-1830 classical, but roman |
Neo-Gothic Architecture | 1830-1918 Gothic forms to create building other than churches |
Niche | A hollow part of the wall usually containing a statue or decorated vase |
Obelisk | a good example is the washington monument |
Oculus | A hole usually in a dome |
Ornamental pediment | a decoration above widows and doors |
Palladian staircase | a staircase divided into two parts |
pediment | Triangular part of the roof about the entablature |
Pendentive | Filled in space between the arches of a groined vault to support the drum and the dome |
Pilaster | A decoration column on a wall |
Pinnacle | A spire like decoration for gothlic churches |
Portal | Dlaborate entryway |
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