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Architechure Review
Hum 1010 Architechure Test 3 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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