Architectural Terms Test
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| A. In classical Greco-Roman architecture, a reference to the principal styles of columns with their bases, capitals, and entablatures. The three Greek ones are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The two Roman ones are the Composite and TuscanB. The top part of a column supporting the entablature.C. Pyramid-shaped, tiered tower used in Mesopotamia to support a temple.D. A double curve that resembles teh letter "S," formed by a joining a concave and convex line.E. The Side of a door or window.F. A fluted column, more slender than Doric easily distinguished by its scroll-shaped capital.G. A strong, light dome constructed on a framework of triangular elements. Invented by architect Buckminster Fuller.H. A projecting bracket used primarily to carry the weight of a cornice or the protruding eaves of a building.I. The principal interior section of a church, extending from the main entrance down the main aisle to the sanctuary and flanked by the aisles.J. A Profecting support built into or against the exterior of a masonry wall to give added strength. A flying one is freestanding with a half arch transferring the thrust from the wall.K. The lower edges of a sloping roof, projecting beyond the face of a wall.L. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.M. The oldest and sturdiest of the orders. The columns are massive, fluted, and simple with a plain capital.N. Roman order column incorporating the scroll-shaped capital of the Ionic column with the ornate acanthus-leafs carving that distinguished the Corinthian capital.O. A slab forming the upper part of a capital.P. A textured exterior plaster finish consisting of cement, lime, sand, and water.Q. An upright, often decorative pillar consisting of a shaft and a crown known as a capital.R. The dominant architectural style in Western Europe from around 1250 to 1550. Characterized by fine masonry and woodworking, pointed arches, and exterior flying buttresses.S. A decorative band atop an interior wall below the cornice. The middle section of an entablature.T. A high tower, part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Moslems to prayer. |
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