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1. The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty. Rameses I
2. The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her domains had ample supply of was. Marble
3. Greek architecture was essentially.
Columnar trabeated
4. Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles is the. Propylaea
5. The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building ever erected is the. Parthenon
6. With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Romans achieved huge interiors with the. Arch and vault
7. Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks. Composite
8. From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the practice of using.
Domical roof construction
9. Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of what material for facing walls. Marble
10. The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome. Pantheon
11. The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple.
Pteroma
12. Amphitheaters are used for ___.
Gladiatorial Contests
13. An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places. Stoa
14. The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. Acropolis
15. An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles. Antefix
16. Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually, the ornament itself.
Acroterion
17. Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament.
Anthemion
18. In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine. Apotheca
19. The characteristic of Greek ornament.
Anthemion
20. The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. Refectory
21. The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. Baroque
22. The open court in an Italian palazzo.
Cortel
23. The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper partof a Gothic window.
Tracery
24. "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. Roman
25. How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral? 176
26. Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom.i. Cornice ii. Frieze iii.Architrave
a. i, ii, iii
27. Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda.
Octagonal
28. Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. 13..
29. Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda.
Square
30. Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. Pediment
31. A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the poly-gonal plan of its supporting structure. Pendentive
32. A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. Narthex
33. The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir orchancel and usually flanked by aisles. Nave
34. The uppermost step in the crepidoma.
Stylobate
35. The lowest step in the crepidoma.
Stereobate
36. Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? 1.5 Diameters
37. Systyle? 2 Diameters
38. Eustyle? 2.25 Diameters
39. Diastyle? 3 Diameters
40. Areostyle? 4 Diameters
41. Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of the Greek. Circus
42. Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. Colosseum
259 A type of relief ornament or cresting resembling studded leather straps, arranged in geometrical and sometimes interlaced patterns; much
used in the early renaissance archre in England. strapwork
260 Space between the columns. intercolumnation
261 An ornament in classic or renaissance archre consisting of an assembly of straight lines intersecting at right angles of various patterns.
Also called key pattern fretwork
262 A stone gallery over the entrance to the choir of a cathedral or church. pulpitum
263 A term originally applied to the art of decorative painting in many colors, extended to the coloring of sculpture to enhance naturalism, also
described to the application of variegated materials to achieve brilliant or striking effects? polychromy
264 The selection of elements from diverse styles for architectural decorative designs,particularly during the 2nd half of the 19th century in
Europe and USA. expressionism
265 A long dormer on the slope of a roof, it has no sides, the roofing being carried in a nave line. eyebrow
266 The central rounded of a pattern or ornament, an oculus, one at the summit of a dome. skylight
267 A vertical steel support cast iron was used until relatively cheap steel became available. reja
268 The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the God. Cella
269 Also known as Siam (before 1993) and was named, meaning land of the free Burma
270 A stupa in a form of a corn cob. viharas
271 Reflects Burmas cultural connections with China and India, built over older foundations (16th-17th century) at Rangoon. shwe dagon
pagoda
272 Burmas term for monasteries.
pitakat-taik
273 Chinese monumental gateway.
pailou
274 Is the most famous for the eye catching tower he constructed in Paris for the exposition universally of 1889 work of Eiffel tower.
Alexandre Gustav Eiffel
275 One of the pioneers of the modern movement in American architecture. Work auditorium building, U.S. Louis Henry Sullivan
276 Arch of the famous Twin Tower World Trade Center. Yamasaki and Roth
277 Scottish architect and designer who was prominent in the arts and crafts movement in Great Britain. Charles Mackintosh
278 Received the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinanagan award for the city of manila, who is the architect? Tomas Mapua
279 In 1989 he received the prtzker prize commonly referred to as The Noble of Architecture the loftiest recognition. It is a lifetime
achievement award granted to living architect whose body of work represents a superlative contribution to the field.
Frank Gehry
280 His first designs were drawings of fantastic architectural visions in steel and glass as well as costume and poster design. Erich
Mendelsohn
281 Much of his works has been described as postmodern, since he rejected the excessive abstractionism of architects such as Le Corbusier
and strove instead to incorporate the valid elements of older style. Kahn, Louis
282 Spanish architects, one of the most creative practitioners of his art in modern times.His style is often described as a blend of neo-gothic
and art nouveau, but is also has surrealist and cubist elements.
Antonio Gaudi
283 One of the worlds 1st futurist and global thinkers. His 1927 decision to work always and only for all humanity led him to address the
largest global problems of poverty, disease and homelessness.
Buckminster Fuller
284 In his practice he explores the use of indigenous materials infused with current technological trends to bring a new dimension in designs.
Francisco Manosa
285 Afterwards became deeply involved in the design and building of French railways and bridges. He worked on structures such as bridge
across the Garonne River, train stations at Toulouse and again in France. Gustave Eiffel
286 He has actively promoted the use of native architectural forms and indigenous nationals such as bamboo and thatch, in the creation of a
distinctively Filipino architecture. Francisco Manosa
287 French-born, Brazilian architect and urban planner. This famous axiom Each one sees whatever he wishes to see belongs to, Lucio
Costa
288 He was the architect in his time that receives his license as award at his 60s or at the age of 60 yrs. Old.
Buckminster Fuller
289 An important Scottish architect who was particularly known for his interiors based on classical decoration. Robert Adam
290 He was called Masters master where his students are architects like Gropius, Breuer and Van de Rohe Peter Behrens
291 Architect who leads the development of the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. Francisco Manosa
292 Eiffel tower I Paris stands. 984 ft.
293 Starting with holes belongs to architect Buckminster Fuller
294 A house is a machine to live in philosophy belongs to? Le Corbusier
295 He paid great attention to the detailing of the structure, which he attributed to his fathers teachings about craftsmanship.
Mies van de Rohe
296 One of his stylish choice which are circles and squares were used in his design solutions. Richard Meier
297 His contributions where the advocacy of the idea of planning rooms by volume.
Oscar Niemeyer
298 His solutions to building problem were always direct, transmitting to the ground by the shortest path the stresses developed within the
structures. Nervi, Pier Luigi
299 Father of modern architectural movement in Brazil. Lucio Costa
300 A city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt Kenzo Tange
301 For Egyptian Architecture design, due to excessive sunshine, there was no need for windows, the massive unbroken walls provided the
surface for hierogyphics
302 In Greek Architecture, It is the largest building atopthe Athenian Acropolis, It is a temple dedicated to Athena (The warrior of maiden) It is a
Doric building,and made entirely of white pentelic marble andsurrounded by freestanding column.
Parthenon
303 In Greek Architecture, The __________ theater designed (c.350 BC) by Polyclitus. It is among thelargest and best preserved ancient
theaters in Greece. The circular construction and the pitch of the seats, where held close to 14,000 spectators, permit nearly perfect acoustics.
Epidaurus Theater
304 In Roman Architecture, It was built AD 72-82 in Rome Italy, It is the largest Roman Amphitheater, A four storey, elliptical structure that
seated about50,000 spectators. The exterior faade was embellished with superimposed Doric, ionic and Corinthian columns. Colosseum
305 In Roman Architecture, It was built AD 112, It was designed by Apollodorous of Damascus for EmperorTrajan, it is often considered the
most magnificentand architecturally most pleasing. Trajans forum
306 In Roman Architecture, The Pantheon (AD C118-28),A monument of imperial Rome, revived the use ofbrick and concrete in temple
architecture. It issymmetry is enchanced by its hemispherical dome, Who is the architect of this historical monument?(he is the son in law of
Augustus.) Agrippa
307 The Washington D.C. monument. The tapering shaft contained in a Greek style temple, the obelisk is the only remnant of the original
blueprint that remains. It was designed in the year 1812 by the American Architect, What is the name of this Architect? Robert Mills
308 What is the name of the Cathedral in France that was designed by Jean d Orbais.
Reims Cathedral
309 In France, It is the official residence of President of France, It was built in 1718 by Claude Mollet for Henry de la Tour d Auvergne Elysee
Palace
310 In Philippine Architecture, It is considered the homeof the Sultans. Carved on the wooden posts in theniyaga, a stylized mytical snake
design can be found.It is the traditional residence of the reigning Sultanof Maranaw people and his family.
Torogan House
311 In Philippine Architecture, Being Isolated and windfrequented area. The Batanes Islands, exhibit themost different of all traditional
Architecture in thePhil. The house is built solidly on all sides, made of ameter thick rubble work, covered by thick thatchroofing to withstand
gales which frequent the area.What is the name of this unique house? Ivatans Rakuh
312 The ___________________ is an art deco buildingdesigned by the Filipino Architect Juan M. deGuzman Arellano, and built in 1935.
During theliberation of Manila by the Americans in 1945, thetheatre was totally destroyed. After reconstructionby the Americans it gradually fell
into disuse in the1960s. In the following decade it was meticulouslyrestored but again fell into decay. Recently a busstation has been
constructed at the back of thetheatre. The City of Manila is planning a renovationof this once magnificent building.
Manila Metropolitan Theatre
313 The Golden Empire Tower-( 1322 Roxas Boulevard)is the tallest building along the boulevard and one ofthe highest residential
condominium in the world.The one with the golden glass facing Manila Bay andUnited States Embassy compound in Manila. Who isthe
Filipino Architect of this famous residentialcondominium? G.F.& Partners
314 For the Creation of Space _______a Chinese Philosopher, said, The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in
the space within to be lived in. Lao Tze
315 The base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument, or structure rests. Plinth
316 (Greek Architecture) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or apillar supporting an
entablature on her head. Caryatid
317 Is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively emphasize the apex of a gable, orany of various
distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Finial
318 The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior. le Corbusier
319 The later male counterpart of the caryatid and the name refers to the legend of Atlas, Telamon
320 Is an architectural term related to ancient Greek buildings, is the platform of, usually, three levels upon which thesuperstructure of the
building is erected. The levels typically decrease in size incrementally, forming a series of stepsalong all or some sides of the building.
Crepidoma
321 The Filipino Architect Who Designed the 66Meters(217 ft') height Pylons Quezon Memorial Circle. Federico Ilustre
322 Is an ornamental molding or band following the curve of the underside of an arch, It is composed of bands ofornamental moldings (or
other architectural elements) surrounding an arched opening, Archivolt
323 is a term used for Ancient Greek Plays in order to describe any of two passageways leading into the orchestra,between theatron and
sken (also known as the parodos). Eisodos
324 A monumental, four-sided stone shaft, usually monolithic and tapering to a pyramidal tip. Obelisk
325 A caulking material made from old hemp rope fibers that have been treated with tar. Aokum
326 A waterspout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely(Sculpture). Gargoyle
327 Is a statue, building, or other edifice created to commemorate a person or important event. They are frequently used
Monument
328 The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for thedemocratically-elected council is called: Bouleuterion
329 The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built byupon one complete plan but owes its size, disposition andmagnificence to
the work of many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period. Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak
330 The father of modern picture books of Architecture Andrea Palladio
331 The man of learning can fearlessly look down upon thetroublesome accidents of fortune. But he who thinks himselfentrenched in
defense not of learning but of luck, moves one slipperypath, struggling though life unsteadily and insecurely.
Ten books of Architecture by Marcus Vitruvius
332 Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb isalso known as:
Tomb of Agamemnon
333 The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order andmade entirely f marble is; Trajans Column
334 It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870s and the 1880s in England and the USA and actually based on country house
and cottage Elizabeth architecture which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and colonial elements in the
USA: Queen Anne style
335 An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peters and St. Paul Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting
the main features of London. Sir Christopher Wren
336 The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called:Temenos
337 The architect who claimed that: The ultimate goal of the new architecture was the composite but inseparable work of an art, in which the
old diving line between monumental and decorative elements will have disappeared forever. Walter Gropius
338 The architect who said that the exterior of the building is theresult of the interior Le Corbusier
339 The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitariesof the city and as a palace where distinguished visitors and citizensmight
be entertained. Prytaneion
340 It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the floor were
made of hard wood like narra which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn were supported by transverse girders.
Kankanay
341 It is the third phase of English-Gothic Architecture where elaborated ornamental vaulting, and refinement of stone cutting techniques.
Decorated style
342 Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form.
Cromlech
343 A style in the architecture Italy I the second half of the 16thcentury and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Europe. It uses classical elements
in an unconventional manner. Mannerism
344 The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the democratically-elected council is called
Bouleuterion
345 The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by upon one complete plan but owes its size, disposition and magnificence
to the work of many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak
346 A ____________ is a ___________ which extends vertically from lowest portion of the wall which adjoins two living units up to a minimum
height of 0.30 meters above the highest portion of the roof and extends horizontally 0.30 meters beyond the outermost edge of the abutting
living units? Firewall; Fireblock
347 The father of modern picture books of Architecture Andrea Palladio
348 The man of learning can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents of fortune. But he who thinks himself entrenched in
defense not of learning but of luck,
10 books of architecture by Vitruvius
349 It was the first law passed by the national assembly in 1921 where the maestros de obra or the master builders are required to register as
architects?
Engr's & Archt. Law Act 2986
350 Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as
Tomb of Agamemnon
351 The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and made entirely if marble is Trajans Column
352 Early type of settlement in America taken after the baug (military town) and fauborg (citizens town) of the medieval ages Medieval
Organic City
353 It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870s and the 1880s in England and the USA and actually based on country house
and cottage Elizabeth architecture which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and colonial elements in the
USA Queen anne Style
354 Le Corbusier planned a high density building that was a super building that contained 337 dwellings in only acres of land. What is the
structure that supposed to be located in Marseilles?
Unite d Habitation
355 An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter s and St. Paul Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting
the main features of London.
Sir Christopher Wren
356 The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called: Temenos
357 The architect who claimed that: The ultimate goal of the new architecture was the composite but inseparable work of an art, in which the
old diving line between monumental and decorative elements will have disappeared forever. Walter Gropius
358 The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior. Le Corbusier
359 The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries of the city and as a palace where distinguished visitors and citizens
might be entertained prytaneion
360 It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the floor were
made of hard wood like narra which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn were supported by transverse girders
Kankanay
361 natural rocks in a Greek theater is called Cavaea
362 It is the third phase of English-Gothic Architecture where elaborated ornamental vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques
Decorated Style
363 Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form
Chromlech
364 A revival style based on the buildings and publications of the 6th century architect marked by ancient Roman Architectural forms
Palladianism
365 ITS MOST OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ITS MASSIVE FUNERARY MONUMENTS & TEMPLES BUILT OF STONE FOR
PERMANENCE, FEATURING ONLY POST-AND-LINTEL CONSTRUCTION & CORBEL VAULTS W/ OUT ARCHES & VAULTING
Egyptian Architecture
366 CHARACTERIZED BY CLEAR PLANS, MASSIVEARTICULATED WALL STRUCTURES, ROUND ARCHES, & POWERFUL VAULTS
Romanesque Architecture
367 CHARACTERIZED BY POINTED ARCH, THE GRADUAL REDUCTION OF
Gothic Architecture
368 CHARACTERIZED BY RADIATING LINES OF TRACERY Rayonant
369 CHARATERIZED BYFLOWING A FLAME-LIKE TRACERY. Flamboyant
370 CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF THE CLASSICAL ORDERS, ROUND
Renaissance Architecture
371 MODE OF BLDG FOLLOWING THE STRICT ROMAN FORMS, A SET FORTH IN THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE ITALIAN REN.
ARCHT.ANDREA PALLADIO (1508-1580). STYLE BASED ON A CLOSED STUDY OF ANTIQUITY.
Palladianism
372 TRANSITIONAL STYLE IN ARCHRE & THE ARTS IN THE LATE 16th. CENT, CHARATERIZED IN ARCHRE BY UNCOVENTIONAL
USE OF CLASSICAL ELEMENTS. Mannerism
373 IS CHARACTERIZED BY INTERPRETATION OF OVAL SPACES, CURVED SURFACES, & CONSPICUOUS USE DECORATION,
ACULPTURE & COLOR. ITS LAST PHASE IS CALLED ROCOCO BOLD, OPULENT & IMPRESSIVE TYPE OF ARCHRE. Baroque
374 THE PHASE IN WESTERN EUROPIAN RENASSAINCE ARCHRE 1750-1830, WHEN RENED INSPIRATION WAS SOUGHT FROM
ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN ARCHRE ( NEO CLASSICAL)
Antiquarian
375 ( FR. ROCALLE ROCKWORK) A TERM APPLIED TO TYPE OF RENAISSANCE ORNAMENT IN W/C ROCK-LIKE FORMS,
FANTASTIC SCROLLS, & CRIMPED SHELLS ARE WORK UP TOGETHER IN A PRO-FUSION & COMFUSION OF DETAIL OFTEN W/ OUT
ORGANIC COHERENCE BUT PRESENTING A LAVISH DISPLAY OF DECORATION. Rococco
376 SIVERSMITH-LIKE; THE RICHLY DECORATIVE STYLE OF THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE.
Plateresque Architecture
377 THE TRANSITIONAL STYLE BETWEEN GOTHIC & RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND, NAMED AFTER ELIZABETH I; MAINLY COUNTRY
HOUSES, CHARATERIZED BY LARGED MILLIONED WINDOWS & STRAPWORK ORNAMENTATION Elizabethan Architecture
378 ENGLISH ARCHL & DECORATIVE STYLE OF THE EARLY 17th CENT. , ADAPTING THE ELIZABETHAN STYLE TO CONTINENATL
RENAISSANCE INLUENCES; NAMED AFTER JAMES I
Jacobean Architecture
379 THE PREVAILING STYLE OF THE 18th CENT. IN GREAT BRITAIN & THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES, SO NAMED AFTER
GEORGE I, II, III, BUT NOT INCLUDE GEORGE IV. DERIVED FROM CLASSICAL, RENAISSANCE, & BAROQUE FORMS. Gregorian
Architecture
380 TERM IN A SPECIALIZED SENSE TO DESCRIBE ONE OF THE ATTITUDES OF TASTE TOWARDDS ARCHRE & LANDSCAPE
GARDENING IN THE LATE 18th & EARLY 19th CENT. BLDGS & LANDSCAPE WERE TO HAVE THE CONTROLLED INFORMALITY OF A
PICTURE. Picturesque Architecture
381 Mythical monsters each with the body of a lion and a head of a man, hawk, ram or woman possessed Sphinx
382 An ancient Egyptian rectangular, flat-topped funerary mound with battered (sloping) sides covering a burial chamber blow ground
Mastaba
383 Huge monoliths, square on plan and tapering to an electrum-capped (alloy of silver & gold) pyra-midion at the summit, which was the
sacred part. The four sides are cut with hieroglyphics. Obelisk
384 A massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping triangular sides meeting at the apex
Pyramid 385 Inward inclination or slope of an outward wall. Batter
386 Consists of a complex of sarsen (any of the many large sedimentary rocks that have been broken into blocks by frost action and are
found scattered across the chalk downs of southern England )stones and smaller blue stones set in a circle and connected by lintels
Stonehenge
387 Artificial Mountains made up of tiered (layered), rectangular stages which rose in number from one to seven Ziggurat
388 Pictorial representation of religious ritual, historic events and daily pursuits
Hieroglyphics
389 An ancient structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large upright stones set with a space between and capped by
a horizontal stone Dolmen
390 Any of the pieces, in the shape of a truncated wedge, which form an arch or a vault. A wedge-shaped stone: a wedge-shaped brick or
stone used to form the curved parts of an arch or vault Voussoirs
391 In ancient Greece/ Rome, a room or covered area or open on one side used as a meeting place; architecture history conversation room: a
room for relaxation or conversation, especially a semicircular recess in a larger hall with a continuous bench along the wall; furniture long
curved outdoor bench: a long curved or semicircular outdoor bench, usually with a high back; architecture recess: any kind of recess or niche
(technical) Exedra
392 The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the god Cella
393 Domical mounds which grouped with their rails, gateways, professional paths and crowning umbrella came to be known as symbols of the
universe; a Buddhist shrine, temple, or pagoda that houses a relic or marks the location of an auspicious event.
Stupa
394 An adjective used to describe an artist who selects forms and ideas from different periods or countries and combines them to produce a
harmonious whole. Eclectic
395 The exposed undersurface of any overhead component of a building such as an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, lintel or vault. bottom
surface: the underside of a structural component of a building, for example the underside of a roof overhang or the inner curve of an arch
Soffit
396 a large fortified (armed) place; a fort often including a town; any place of security.
Fortress
397 the term applied to the triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal
compartment. a sloping triangular piece of vaulting between the arches that support a dome and its rim Pendentive
398 Pre-Columbian edifice dedicated to the service or worship of their god which is made of stones entered by a single door to a very steep
single flight of steps, above it rises a high stone roof Mayan Temple Pyramid
399 Term in a specialized sense to describe one of the attitudes of taste towards architecture and landscape gardening in the late 18th and
early 19th century; very attractive: visually pleasing enough to be the subject of a painting or photograph
Picturesqueness
400 A term originally applied painting on a wall while the plaster is wet and is not in oil colors. painting done on fresh plaster: a painting on a
wall or ceiling made by brushing watercolors onto fresh damp plaster, or onto partly dry plaster Fresco
401 A long colonnaded building, served many purposes, used around public places and as shelter at religious shrines; an ancient covered
walkway: in ancient Greece, a covered walkway, usually with a row of columns on one side and a wall on the other
Stoa
402 Carved male figures serving as pillars also called TELAMONES; architecture figure of man used as support: a figure of a man, either
standing or kneeling, used as a support for the upper part of a classical building Atlantes
403 A slab forming the crowning member of a column Abacus
404 A swelling or curving outwards along the outline of a column shaft, designed to counteract the optical illusion which gives a shaft bounded
by straight lines the appearance of curving inwards; a bulge in architectural column: a slight bulge in the shaft of a column, designed to counter
the visual impression of concavity that a perfectly straight column would give Entasis
405 The vertical channeling on the shaft of a column; architecture: groove in column: a groove running down an architectural column
Flutes
406 Sculptures female figures used as columns or supports Caryatids
407 the portion of a pedestal between its base and cornice. A term also applied to the lower portions of walls when decorated separately.
Daado
408 The sharp edge formed by the meeting of two surface usually in DORIC columns
Arris
409 a small flat band between mouldings to separate them from each other. architecture flat narrow moulding: a raised or sunken ornamental
surface set between larger surfaces Fillets
410 A triangular piece of wall above the entablature enclosed by raking cornices; architecture gable on colonnade: a broad triangular or
segmental gable surmounting a colonnade as the major part of a facade
Pediment
411 The lowest square member of the base of a column Plinth
412 Town square, was the center of social and business life, around which were stoas, or colonnaded porticoes, temples, markets, public
buildings, monuments, shrines. Agora
413 These are arches erected to emperors and generals commemorating victorious campaigns; has one or three openings. Such arches were
adorned with appropriate bas-reliefs (flat sculpture; slightly projecting) and usually carried grit-bronze statuary (statues considered collectively)
on an attic storey and having a dedicatory inscription in its face
Triumphal Arch
414 Palatial public baths of Imperial Rome raised on a high platform; hot springs: hot springs or baths, especially the public baths of ancient
Rome Thermae
415 Elliptical Amphitheatres are characteristically Roman buildings found in every important settlement, used to display of mortal combats
(gladiatorial) Colosseum
416 A roman structure where immense quantities of water were required for the great thermae and for public fountains, and for domestic
supply for the large population; a channel for water: a pipe or channel for moving water to a lower level, often across a great distance
Aquaducts
417 Corresponds (links) to the Agora in a Greek city was a central open space, used a public meeting space, market or rendezvous for
political demonstrations. Forum
418 A turret (small rounded tower) or part of a building elevated above the main building. architecture pointed ornament: a pointed ornament
on top of a buttress or parapet
Pinaccle
419 Taken from a tomb chamber, or the ornamental treatment given to a stone coffin hewn out of one block of marble and with sculptures,
figures and festoons (garland) of a late period, surmounted by lids like roofs terminating in scrolls. stone coffin: an ancient stone or marble
coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions Sarcophagus
420 A term applied to monumental tombs. They consisted of large cylindrical blocks, often on a quadrangular podium, topped with a conical
crown of earth or stone. Mausolleum
421 Line of intersection of cross-vaults
Groins
422 Sunk panels, caissons or lacunaria formed in ceilings, vaults or domes; sunken panel in a ceiling: a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling
Coffers
423 A mass of masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch & vault.
Butress
424 an arch covering in stone or brick over any building; architecture arched ceiling: an arched structure of stone, brick, wood, or plaster that
forms a ceiling or roof; a room with arched ceiling: a room, especially an underground room, with an arched ceiling
Vault
425 A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church Narthex
426 A building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered baptisteries
427 a basin usually of stone which holds the water for baptism. Font
428 A vault having a circular plan, and usually in the form of a sphere portion, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions Dome
429 A raised stage in a Basilican church reserved for the clergyBema
430 A range of arches supported on piers or columns attached to or detached from the wall. Arcade
431 A raised pulpit on either side of a Basilican church from which the epistle of a gospel were read Ambo
432 Decorative surfaces formed by small cubes of stones, glass & marble Mosaic
433 A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb. Also known as CIBORIUM. Baldachino
434 A longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by arcades or the like. Aisle
435 The principal or central longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the CHANCEL (area of church near
altar: an area of a church near the altar for the use of clergy and choir, often separated from the nave by a screen or steps) usually flanked by
aisles of less height
Nave
436 The circular or multi-angular termination of a church sanctuary. A rounded projection of a building Apse
437 A small pavilion, usually open built in gardens & parks. Kiosk
438 An inward-looking building whose prime purpose is for contemplation & prayer. A space without object of adoration. (Muslim)
Mosque
439 A block of stone, often elaborately carved or moulded, projected from a wall, supporting the beams of a roof, floor or vault.
Corbel
440 a tall tower in, or continuous to a mosque arch stairs leading up to one or more balconies from which the faithful are called to prayer
Minaret
441A diagonal cutting of an arris formed by two surfaces at an angle Chamfer
442 An approach or an open forecourt surrounded by arcades in a Basilican church.
Atrium
443 A small arch or bracket built across each angle of a square or polygonal structure to form an octagon or other appropriate base for a dome
or a spire. An interior supporting part of a tower: an arch, corbelling, or lintel built across the upper inside corner of a square tower to support
the weight of a spire or other structure above Squinch
444 Womens or private quarters of a house or place in Islamic architecture. Harem
445 An empty tomb. A monument erected in memory of one not interred in or under it.
Cenotaph
446 A double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a curve and a convex line Ogee
447 The central stone of a semi-circular arch, sometimes sculptured. Keystone
448 a screen in a Greek orthodox church on which icons or (sacred images), pictures, are placed separating the chancel from the space, open
to the laity. An altar screen decorated with icons: a screen on which icons are mounted, used in Eastern Orthodox churches to separate the
area around the altar from the main part of the church Iconostasis
449 A covered porch (porch-roofed exterior of a room) or balcony (balcony- a platform projecting from an interior or exterior wall of a building)
extending along the outside of a building, planned for summer leisure. Verandah
450 A public open space in Byzantine architecture, surrounded by buildings Piazza
451 Geometrical ornaments due to absence of human and animal statues; an ornate design Arabesque
452 The triangular space enclosed by the curve of an arch, a vertical line from its springing, a horizontal line through its apex. A space
between one arch or another. Space between two arches and a cornice
Spandrel
453small towers, often containing stairs, and forming special features in medieval buildings. Turret
454 Vertical tracery members dividing windows into different numbers of light. A vertical window divider: a vertical piece of stone, metal, or
wood that divides the panes of a window or the panels of a screen Mullions
455 A castle in a French-speaking country or a stately residence. A French castle: a castle or large house in France, often one that has a
vineyard attached and gives its name to wine produced there. Chateau
456 A slender wooden spire rising from a roof. A slender church spire: a slender spire, especially one that emerges from the roof of a church at
the point where the ridges intersect. Fleche
457 a (shell) or a recess in a wall, hallowed like a shell for a statue or ornament.
Niche
458 (Lump or knob) or projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat. Boss
459 Is a rectangular feature in the shape of a pillar, but projecting only about one sixth of its breadth (distance from side to side) from the wall.
Pilaster Strip
460 An umbrella shaped copula. Chatris
461 The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a gothic window. Tracery
462 The high platform on which temples were generally placed (in general, any elevate platform). A foundation wall: a low wall forming a
foundation or base, for example for a colonnade Podium
463 The part of a cruciform church, projecting at right angles to the main building. Wings of church: the part of a cross-shaped church that runs
at right angles to the long central part (nave) Transept
464 Vaulting in Romanesque in which a framework of ribs supported thin stone panels. The new method consisted in designing the profile of
the transverse (crosswise or at right angle with something), longitudinal and diagonal ribs to which the form of the panels was adopted Rib &
Panel
465 Special term for a lantern or raised structure above a roof admitting light into the interior? Cimborio
466 A room where food is stored; a pantry ( a walk-in cupboard); a cupboard Larder
467 The tapering termination of a tower in Gothic churches Spire
468 The term applied to a tower crowned by a spire Steeple
469 A room for storage of garments Wardrobe
470 A slight convex curvature built into a truss or beam to compensate for an anticipated deflection so that it will gave no sag when under load.
Camber
471 Covered passages around an open space or Garth, connecting the church to the chapter house; a small courtyard or enclosed space
Coisters
472 A serving room between kitchen and dining room, or a room for storage of food supplies Pantry
473 A vault in which the ribs compose a star-shaped pattern Stellar Vault
474 A building complex of a certain English order or a self-contained community used by monks Monastery
475 A bay window especially cantilevered or corbelled out from the face of the wall by means of projecting stones. Oriel Window
476 The dining hall of a monastery, convent or college Refectory
477 An ornament consisting of a spirally wound band, either as a running ornament or as a terminal, like the volutes of the ionic capital. Scroll
478 An Italian impressive building or private building Palazzo
479 One of a number of short vertical members often circular in section used to support a stair handrail or a coping (walls capping surface).
Baluster
480 a term applied to a type of Renaissance ornament in which rock-like forms fantastic scrolls, and crimped folded or pressed together)
shells (are worked up together in a profusion and confusion of detail often without organic coherence but presenting a lavish display of
decoration; Any excessively ornate or fancy style; A style of architecture and the decorative arts characterized by intricate ornamentation that
was popular throughout Europe in the early 18th century.
Rococo
481 In France, anything extravagantly ornamented, so ornate as to be in bad taste, a style of art and architecture in Italy in the 17th to 18th
century. baroque
482 A tower not connected with Bell. A term applied to the upper room in a tower in which the bells are hung. Belfry
483 The entire construction of a classical temple or the like, between the columns and the eaves usually composed of an architrave, frieze,
and a cornice. Entablature
484 (BRITISH) The hall built or used by medieval association as of merchants and tradesmen, organized to maintain standards that
constituted a governing body. (Doge = Italian renaissance chief magistrate)
Doge's Hall
485 (little house for pleasure & recreation). A prominent structure, generally distinctive in character. Pavillion
486 The space about the altar of a church, usually separated by a screen for the clergy and other officials, usually referred to as the choir
Chancel
487 An eternal solid angle of a wall or the like. One of the stones forming it, corner stone (Renaissance) A block forming a corner: a stone
block used to form a quoin, especially when it is different, for example in size or material, from the other blocks or bricks in the wall Quoins
488 A BRACKET: is a projecting member to support a weight generally formed with scrolls or volute when carrying the upper member of the
cornice Console
489 A space entirely or partly under a building; in churches, generally beneath the chancel and used for burial in earlier times. An underground
chamber: an underground room or vault, often below a church, used as a burial chamber or chapel, or for storing religious artifacts Crypt
490 The central shaft of a circular staircase. Also applied to the post in which the handrail is framed. Newel
491 The chief magistrates buildings, in the former republic of Venice & Genoa.
Doge's Palace
492 A spherical roof, (a dome-shaped roof) placed like an inverted cup over a circular square or multi-angular apartment. A dome on roof: a
small dome on a roof, sometimes made of glass and providing natural light inside Cupola
493 An ante-room to a larger apartment of a building; An entrance hall: a small room or hall between an outer door and the main part of a
building Vestibule
494 A construction such as a tower, at the crossing of a church rising above the neighboring roofs and glazed at the sides
Lantern
495 A twisted band, garland or chaplet, representing flowers, fruits leaves, often used in decoration; A circular arrangement of flowers: a
circular arrangement of flowers and greenery placed as a memorial on a grave, hung up as a decoration, or put on somebodys head as a sign
of honor; a representation of wreath: a representation of a circular arrangement of flowers, vines, or other things, for example in a carving or
on a coat of arms; [headdress; garland; laurel]
Wreath
496 In Renaissance, a room used primarily for exhibition of art objects, or a drawing room;[grand sitting room; social gathering of intellectuals;
art exhibition or gallery] Salon
497 A roof having a double slope on four sides; the lower slope being much steeper and the flatter upper portion. Also known as the gambrel
roof. Mansard
498 A room decorated with plants, sculpture and fountains (often decorated with beautiful Maiden living in Rivers, trees) and intended for
relaxation. [nymph: a spirit or a minor goddess of nature; or a beautiful young woman] Nymphaeum
499 An ornate iron grille, or screen, a characteristic feature of Spanish Church interiors; An architectural decoration: a carved decoration at the
top of a gable, spire, or arched structure Finial
500 A support for a column statue or a vase, it usually consists of a base. Die or Dado, and a cornice or cap mould Pedestal
501 A window in a sloping roof usually that of a sleeping apartment. A window projecting from roof: a window for a room within the roof space
that is built out at right angles to the main roof and has its own gable Dormer
502 A bust (sculpture of head & shoulders) on a square pedestal instead of a human body, used in classic times to mark boundaries on
highways, and used decoratively in Renaissance times. Hermes
503 Vertical members dividing windows into different number of lights Mullions
504 A Spanish arcaded or colonnaded yard; a paved area outside a house: a paved area adjoining a house, used for outdoor dining, growing
plants in containers, and recreation. A roofless courtyard: a roofless inner courtyard typical of a Spanish-style house
Patio
505 Also called brackets or consoles or ancones. It is a projecting member to support a weight. generally formed with scrolls or volutes
which carry the upper member of a cornice (a projecting moulding at the top of a wall or at where the wall & ceiling meets); also a bracket in
Corinthian order: a small curved ornamental bracket under the corona of a Corinthian or Composite columnmModilions
506 The horizontal divisions or crossbars of windows. Transom
507 A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue or an icon.
Tabernacle
508 (to walk) the cloister (covered walkway around a courtyard) or covered passage around the east end of the church, behind the altar.
Ambulatory
509 Also called key pattern the upper portion of the pinnacle [pinnacle: pointed ornament: a pointed ornament on top of a buttress or
parapet]; an architectural decoration: a carved decoration at the top of a gable, spire, or arched structure Finial
510 a raised platform reserved for the seating of speakers and dignitaries; a raised platform: a raised platform at the end of a hall or large
room. [podium, platform, pulpit, stage] Dais
511 The window of a protruded bay or the windowed bay itself. A protruding window: a rounded or three-sided window that sticks out from an
outside wall and forms a recess on the inside Bay Window
512 Bulbous termination to the top of a tower, found principally in Central & Eastern Europe Helm Roof
513 A communicating passage or wide corridor for pictures and statues. An upper storey for seats in a church Gallery
514 A type of relief ornament or cresting [cresting: a decorative roof ridge: an ornamental ridge on a roof ] resembling the studded leather
straps arranged in geometrical and sometimes interlaced patterns much used in the early renaissance architecture of England. Strapwork
515 The space between two columns
Intercolumnation
516 One of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits, or Chubby, a rosy-faced child with wings
Cherubs
517 Earth-baked (unglazed) or burnt in moulds. For use in construction, harder in quality than brick. [brownish red color]
Terracotta
518
A coat of arms; connected with heraldry or heralds: belonging or relating to heraldry or heralds Heraldic
519 Phase of the early period of Spanish architecture of the later 15th and early 16th century, an intricate style named after its likeness to
silverwork; elaborately decorated: relating to a heavily decorated architectural style fashionable in 16th-century Spain, reminiscent of elaborate
silverware
Plateresque Architecture
520 An elevated enclosed stand in a CHURCH in which the preacher stands
Pulpit
521 A roofed but open-sided structure affording an extensive view, usually located at the rooftop of a dwelling but sometimes an independent
building or an eminence (a hill) on a formal garden; a building with fine view: a building or part of a building positioned to offer a fine view of the
surrounding area
Belvedere
522 An expression of Spanish baroque architecture and sculpture, a recurrent feature was the richly garlanded spiral columns. [flamboyantshowy; brightly colored; highly decorated ornamentation]
Churrigueresque
523 A movable candle lamp-stand with central shaft, and often branches or decorative representation thereof; a branching light fitting: a large
decorative candle holder with several arms or branches, or a similarly shaped electric light fitting
Candelabra
524 (grating: metal grille) an ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assembly of straight lines intersecting at right
angles, and of various patterns. Fretwork
525 Outstanding architectural creation in Sri Lanka which is a circular relic house built in stone and brick. Wata Dage
526 Picturesque composition built in America since 1980. Hall timbering and massive medieval chimney. Identified by prominent gables and
large expansive windows with small panes. Tudor Revival
527 a large convex moulding used principally in the bases of columns. Torus
528 Most typical Chinese building, usually octagonal in plan, odd number o stories usually 9 or 13 storeys and repeated roofs, highly colored
and with upturned eaves, slopes to each storey. Pagoda
529 One storey with low-overhanging roof and broad front porch. Unpretentious style often rambling spread out floor plan, more expensive to
build; lightweight tropical house: a simply-built one-storey house with a veranda and a wide, gently sloping roof in Southeast Asia and the
South Pacific
Bungallow
530 A glazed earth ware originally made in Italy; pottery with colored glaze: earthenware decorated with colored opaque metallic glazes (often
used before a noun) Faience
531 Monumental pillars standing free without any structural function, with circular or octagonal shafts with inscriptions carved in it. The capital
was bell-shaped and crowned with animal supported bearing the Buddhist will of Law.
Stambas / Laths
532 Most famous of ancient Chinese building undertakings. It snakes, loops, and doubles back on itself. Meandering across valleys, plains,
scaling mountains, plunging into deep gorges and leaping raging rivers of 3,700 miles. Great Wall
533 An art free from any historical style characterized by forms of nature for ornamentation in the faade aptly called for the floral design. Art
Noveau
534 a school founded by Gropius in 1919, developing a form of training intended to relate art and architecture to technology and the practical
needs of human life. bauhaus
535 The arrangement and design of windows in a building Fenestration
536 Relating or conforming to technical architectural principles. Architectonic
537 Rock-cut temples in India Rarhs
538 A structural system consisting of trusses in two directions rigidly connected at their intersections. A rectangular shape is formed where the
top and bottom chords of the trusses are directly above & below one another. Space Frame
539 a type of timber framing in America about 1820s wherein it owes its strength to the walls, roof acting as diaphragms, and not on the post.
It is an extension of the roof.
Baloon Framing
540 A Chinese ceremonial gateway erected in memory of an eminent person Pai Lou
541 A dwarf tree which is a perfect reflection of Japanese culture Bonsai
542 An elegant two storey, rectangular town house with a massive stone first floor, and a light and airy second floor, mother-of-pearl or capiz
windows and picturesque wide tile roof. Entrance is of Heavy plank door with wrought iron or brass nails, sturdy balustrades of wood or iron
grilles below windows to let in cool air. Antillan House
543 An open-roofed gallery in an upper storey built for giving a view of the scenery.
Belvedere
544 In Japan, a structure where the appreciation of the arts and flower arrangement, with drinking ceremony is done
Tea House
545 Intercolumniation is regulated by this standard of Japanese measurement, which is divided into 20 parts called minutes and each minute
being again divided into 20 parts or seconds of space. Ken
546 Cordillera one room house on four wooden posts with an animal or insect barrier and a pyramidal roof Cogon grass built without nails
Ifugao/ Bontoc House
547 A house with a prow-like (front of ship) majestic roof, the polychrome, extravagant wooden carvings derived from the Malay Mythical bird
the Sari Manok The silken Muslim canopies in the Interiors. The protruding ends of floor beams are decorated with intricate carvings Nipa
House
548 Lowlands area house with pithed roof, made of bamboo poles, thatch roof with woven slit canes for walls and split bamboo slats flooring
maranao House
549 Made of 0.75 m. thick stone of lime wall with thick thatched roof made of several layers of cogon and held together by seasoned sticks or
reeds and rattan to withstand fiercest typhoons in the north
Ivatan House
550 An arcade of roofed gallery built into or projecting from the side of a building particularly one overlooking an open court. A covered balcony
and walkway: a covered open-sided walkway, often with arches, along one side of a building Loggia
551 Japanese dominant roofs characterized by their exquisite curvature, and are supported upon a succession of simple or compound
brackets. The upper part of the roof is terminated by a gable placed vertically above the end walls, while the lower part of the main roof is
carried round the ends of the building in a hipped form. Irrimoya Gable
552 Shinto temples (Shinto-Japanese religion) are characterized by this gateway formed by upright posts supporting two or more horizontal
beams Torii
553 Fool the eye are paintings adorning everything from cabinets to cupboards, fire screen to dishwashers. This creates an illusion of
space. A make-believe doorway for example extends a hall. A glass cabinet or door is painted with cows and chicken and make-believe or
create an outdoor scene.
Trompel o Eil
554 A house composed of natural materials. It is an eclectic and organic look that grows and changes with antiques and a clutter of different
collections, made of rough plaster, old beams, wood framed windows and slate or brick floors. A house in the country: a large house in the
country, often with a large area of land attached Country House
555 1930s modernists style of art inspired by mechanical forms and chiefly distinguished by geometrical shapes, bold color schemes and
symmetrical designs, suitable for mass production Art Deco
556 These are garden rooms. Gazebo
557 patio (Spanish outdoor living or dining);VERANDAH (a porch or balcony for summer leisure); LOGGIA Stoa
558
Turret(medieval) ; minaret (Islamic);steeple (church tower & spire)(term use for spire crowned towers) Pinnacle
559 (highest point); fleche (a church spire); spire (tapering termination of a gothic church tower); finial (a design at the top of a spire)
Pinnacle
560 Boss (vaulted or flat); groin (vaulted only) Boss/ Groin
561 Quoins (just a corner stone) vs. squinch (structural arch to support a dome)
Quoins / Squinch
562 statue chamber? Serdab
563 bldg that hold sculpture. Glypthoteca
564 bldg that holds painting Pinacotheca
565 acropolis, sacred enclosure Themenos
566 coffer, ceiling? Lacunaria
567 space bet naos wall and column? Peroma
568 tholos passageway Dromos
569 sleeping room, megaron? Thalamus
570 (greatest example of Egyptian temple)
The Great Temple of Arnak
571
Great Sphinx at Gizeh. God Horus
572 Senusurets- built the earliest known obelisk at HeliopolisAmenemhat I- founded the great temple at KarnakThothmes I- began the
additions to the temple of Amnon KarnakAmenophis III- built the famous Colossi of MemnonRameses I- began the hypostyle hall at
KarnakSeti I- built the temple at Abu- SimberPtolemy II- built the pharos of Light HousePtolemy III- founded the Great Seradeum at Alexandria
Egyptian Architects
573 gateway to greek temple Propylaea
574 largest - geatest example of greek architecture - archt. Ictinus - master sculptor- Callicrates - Doric temple - naos- made of gold and ivory holds the statue of Athena
Partenon
575 prototype Greek Thetre - largest for 30,000 people. Theatre of Dionysus
576 oldest & most important bldg in Rome
Forum Romanum
577 largest circus in Rome?
Circus Maximus
578 largest forum in Rome Forum of Trajan
579 Prehistoric Period
1. Temporary shelter from perishable materials
580 2. Caves
581 3. Rocks on top of each other
582 4. Hard-packed snow blocks
583 5. animal skins
584 Egyptian Architecture
1. Battered or sloping outside walls
585 2. Columns & Capitals from vegetable origins
586 3. Papyrus Buds, Lotus Flower walls of mud brick, thick & 9M high
587 4. Unbroken massive walls adorned with hieroglyphics
588 Mesopotamian Architecture
1. Abundance of clay-provided bricks
589 2. Roofs flat outside
590 3. Architecture was arcuated winged deity and winged human headed lion used as dcor
591 4. Houses of one room, entered by a single door & without windows
592 Pre columbian Architecure
1. Temple pyramids are approached by a single steep flight of steps.
593 2. Stone [finely dressed, carved, or laid as roughly dressed rubble] was employed for all important buildings
594 Greek Architecture
1. Columnar & trabeated (have horizontal beams rather than archs)
595 2. Wooden roofs were untrussed