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Romanesque and gothic terms
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05/19/2009

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Tympanum
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the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture
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Narthex
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An entrance hall leading to the nave of a church.
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Jambs
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either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
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Lintel
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a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
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Ambulatory
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an aisle surrounding the end of the choir or chancel of a church.
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Nave
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the central place of the basilican church flanked ny aisles which are seperated from the nave by colomns
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APSE
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A vaulted extension or projecton for the choir or chapel. its usually circular or polygonal shape
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Clerestory
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The windows atthe top of a church
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lancet
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a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century.
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Tracery
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. ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
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pinnacle

 

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a relatively small, upright structure, commonly terminating in a gable, a pyramid, or a cone, rising above the roof or coping of a building, or capping a tower, buttress, or other projecting architectural member.
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Flying buttresses
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a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one.
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triforium
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(in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.
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Oculus
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a circular opening, esp. one at the apex of a dome.
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Nave Arcade

 

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Pointed arches appear in the nave arcade and the nave is roofed with a pointed barrel vault. The pointed arches and vault emphasize the verticality of the building.
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