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ambulatory |
semicircular or polygonal circulation spaces enclosing an apse or straight-ended sanctuary |
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apse |
semicircular or polygonal extension off of larger spaces; common in Roman Basilicas, and Christian churches as the holiest part of church and site of the altar |
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archivolt |
molded or decorated bands around an arch, as, for example, in a series framing a tympanum |
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atrium |
colonnaded forecourts of Early Christian churches |
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barrel vault |
vaults of plain semicircular cross section supported by parallel walls or arcades |
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basilica |
religious or secular building characterized by an oblong plan divided into a nave with two or more sides aisles, the former higher and wider that the latter and lit by clerestory windows; usually terminated by an apse |
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bay |
repeated, similar divisions or compartments of a building or part of a building, as defined by recurring architectural features, such as arches, vaults, openings, or pilasters |
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choir |
spaces in Christian churches, generally between the altar area or and the nave, reserved for choristers. For spaces containing altar area and the choir when present, use channels |
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clerestory |
(also clearstory)--Upper zone of walls rising above adjacent roofs and pierced by windows so as to admit light to a high central rom or space flanked by lower rooms or spaces |
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coffer |
recessed panels, usually square or octagonal, set into collages, vaults, or soffits |
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column |
cylindrical or slightly tapering, vertical members made to either give support or to appear to give support. They usually comprise three sections: bass, capital, and shaft |
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course (masonry) |
Layers of masonry units running horizontally in a wall or, much less commonly, curved over an arch |
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dado |
lower zone of an interior wall, often given distinct treatment |
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elevation |
drawing showing the vertical elements of a building, either exterior or interior, as a direct projection to a vertical plane |
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entablature |
elaborated superstructure carried by columns in classical architecture, horizontally divided in architrave, frieze, and cornice. Use also for similar features in other contexts, suck as along the upper portions of walls |
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exedra |
niche, recess, or sheltered space often semicircular and line with seals |
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gable |
vertical triangular portions of the ends of buildings having double-sloping roofs |
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groin vault |
compound vaults in which barrel units intersect forming ridges called groins |
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impost block |
stone, usually with the shape of a truncated inverted pyramid, placed between capitals and arches that spring from them |
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jamb |
vertical members at the either side of door frames, window frames, or the like |
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martyrium |
place marking the burial (or the other important event) of a holy person |
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molding |
long, regular channel or projection used for finishing and decorative purposes |
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narthex |
entrance porch in early basilican churches, and for interior vestibule across the western end of later churches |
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nave |
main central part of an interior divided into a high center with lower side portions divided by columns o piers, usually but not always in a church; used predominantly by the laity |
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pendentive |
concave, curved wall surface which form a transition between a dome (or its drum) and the supporting masonry |
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pier |
solid support of masonry pr another material designed to sustain vertical pressure; for cylindrical uprights, the term "column" is more often appropriate; for wooden uprights square in cross-section, "posts" may be more apropriate |
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plan |
diagrams of any object, made made by projection upon a horizontal plan, showing the relationship of its parts |
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plinth |
rectangular or square supporting element or lower block, as for columns, pilasters, or door framing; also solid monumental bases, often ornamented, used to support statues or memorials. For the bases of external walls or the platform-like base courses of buildings use "plinth courses" |
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respond |
support, usually pilaster or collonette, engaged to a wall, that carries one end a an arch, a groin, or vault rib |
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rib (of a vault) |
projecting band, usually of masonry, that supports or decorates domes or vaults |
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sections (plans) |
orthographic drawing drawing of a building, object, or site as if cut through and exposed at one specific plane |
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transept |
transverse arm of cruciform churches |
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voussoir |
masonry unit that forms an arch vault (several voussoirs make up the archivolt, etc) |
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squinch |
arched or corbelled transitional element that spans the interior corners of a square or polygonal structure serving to support a circular or polygonal structure to serving to support a circular or polygonal superstructure |
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joint |
point of meeting two walls etc. Can be bonded (pieces interlaced) or unbonded (the pieces remain separate and about each other, called a 'butt joint') |