- a continuous aisle in a circular building. In a church, it serves as

the semicircular aisle that encloses the apse

Apse

a series of arches supported by columns or piers - may also refer to the

passageway formed by the arches

- curved structure used to support the weight of the structure above it - the

stone at the top of the arch is called the keystone

a support built against the outside wall of a building. A flying buttress

is an arched support that extends from a column or pier to a wall

a horizontal projection of a beam which is supported at one end only,

example is a balcony

a row of columns - the columns are usually set at an equal distance

from each other

a vertical support - it consists of a shaft and a capital, and often sits on

a base

Roman order that resembles the Corinthian order, but has a

capital that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaf decoration with volutes from

the Ionic order

last of the three Greek orders - it resembles the Ionic order, but

has an elaborate capital that is decorated with carvings of leaves of the

acanthus plant

the first and simplest of the three Greek orders. The Doric is the only

order that normally has no base.

the upper horizontal part of an order between a capital and the roof.

It is made up of the architrave, frieze, and cornice. (Basically, it's all the stuff that

sits atop the column.)

the middle part of the entablature - It is decorated frequently with a

horizontal band of relief sculpture.

the second of the Greek orders - it has a capital decorated with

carved spiral scrolls called volutes.

a measurement which architects use to establish the proportions of an

entire structure. Example - the diameter of a column

the chief area within a church - it extends from the main entrance to the

transept.

a triangular area between the horizontal entablature and the sloping

roof at the front of a classical-style building

a curved support shaped like an inverted triangle. Its purpose is to

hold up a dome.

method of construction in which vertical beams (posts) support

a horizontal beam (lintel)

the main part of a column below the capital - Many shafts have shallow

vertical grooves called fluting

Roman order that resembles the Doric order, but the shaft has no

fluting (vertical grooves)

an arched ceiling commonly made of brick, stone, or concrete

a. Barrel vault - the simplest order of vault; it is a single continuous arch

b. Groined vault - formed by joining two barrel vaults at right angles

c. Ribbed vault - has diagonal arches that project from the inner surface