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Art History
Art History Church Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Half circle shaped area used for housing the altar | Apse |
| part of the support system for a dome- the triangular area connection from the base to the drum | Pendentive |
| A passageway that forms a walkway around or inside the apse area of a church | Ambulatory |
| A masonry support that helps to stabilize and support the walls of structures such as arches and vaults | Buttress |
| The intersection of two barrel or tunnel vaults | Groin vault |
| Figures or images carved into the upright parts of a door or opening | Jamb figures |
| the semi-circular area above the lentil of a portal or doorway | Tympanum |
| A doorway, gateway or entrance or imposing size | Portal |
| The horizontal cross piece in the cross-shaped floor plan- first added to basic basilicas to transform them symbolically into Christian spaces | Trancepts |
| Used for filling large architectural areas- this uses colored glass and metal strips to create designs, images, and scenes. | Stain glass windows |
| The area where the horizontal piece of the cross intersects with the nave or a church | Trancept crossing |
| Arch like exterior supports that reach from the upper nave walls, out to supporting piers- transmitting the wight and thrust of the building away from the structure | Flying buttress |
| The upright supports of a door or opening | Jamb |
| Used to house or display objects with sacred or special meaning | Reliquary |
| The part of some types of vault which projects out- it is both structural and decorative | Ribbed vault |
| The areas to either side of the nave in a cross- plan church | Side aisles |
| Destination for believers- also a source of income and prestige for the church | Pilgrimage churches |
| A variation of the rounded Roman arch, it is seen in Gothic architecture | Pointed arches |
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