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| ornamental motif used in Corinthian columns based on a genus of plants. |
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| Columns between antae (posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple) |
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| A series of arches, carried by columns or piers and supporting a common wall or lintel |
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| a curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight. |
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| the lintel or beam that rests on the capitals of the columns |
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| Bottom supportive portion of a column, located directly below the shaft. |
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| A projecting angled or curved form used as a support, found in conjunction with balconies, lintels, pediments, cornices, etc. |
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| A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement. |
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| The topmost member, usually decorated, of a column or pilaster. |
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| A type of iron, mass-produced in the nineteenth century, created by pouring molten iron into a mold. |
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| The topmost zone of a wall with windows in a basilica extending above the aisle roofs. Provides direct light into the central interior space (the nave). |
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| A row of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature. |
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| Architectural order extending beyond one interior story, often extending through several stories. |
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| A vertical, cylindrical support. In classical design it is composed of a base (except in the Greek Doric order), a long, gradually tapered shaft, and a capital. |
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| a construction material composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as aggregate, water, and chemical admixtures. |
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| The most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate bell-shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves. |
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| A projecting molding that tops the elements to which it is attached; used especially for a roof or the crowning member of an entablature, located above the frieze. |
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| a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. |
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| One of five classical orders, recognizable by its simple capital and (normally) fluted shaft. Greek: fluted shaft & no base; Roman: fluted or smooth & a molded base. |
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| In the classical orders, the horizontal elements above the columns and capitals. Consists of, from bottom to top, an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice. |
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| A slight convex curve used on columns, towers and spires to correct the optical illusion of concavity with tall structures. |
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| The main exterior face of a building, sometimes distinguished by elaboration of architectural or ornamental details. |
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| The upper portion of an end wall formed by the slope of a roof. |
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| One of the five classical orders, characterized by capitals with spiral elements called “volutes,” a fasciated entablature, continuous frieze, dentils in its cornice, and by its elegant detailing. |
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| The central space of a basilica, two or three stories high and usually flanked by aisles. |
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| The triangular space forming the gable end of a roof above the horizontal cornice. Or, an ornamental gable, usually triangular, above a door or window. |
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| An engaged columnar element that is rectangular in format and used for decoration in architecture. |
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| Any of various elements that form the “foot,” or base, of a structure. |
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| A small porch composed of a roof supported by columns, often found in front of a doorway. |
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| Construction method using a horizontal lintel, header or architrave over a void supported at the ends by two vertical columns, pillars or posts. |
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| Stonework composed of large blocks of masonry separated by wide, recessed joints; often imitated in other materials for decorative purposes. |
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| The vertical segment of a column or pilaster between the base and the capital. |
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| Hard fired clay, either glazed or unglazed, molded into ornamental elements, wall cladding, and roof tiles. |
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| A spiral scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. |
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| The oblong, wedge-shaped blocks used to construct an arch. |
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| Iron that is worked by being forged or hammered. |
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