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Architecture Vocabulary
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1.
arch with arc shorter than a semicircle

2.
curved bay window

3.
a short pillar or column

4. two-dimensional room layout

5.
The uppermost element of an entablature, which projects beyond the plane of the exterior wall; more generally, the overhanging molding atop any building

6.
alternately colored bricks

7.
finely grained foliated rock, often decorative

8.
repeated pattern/idea

9.
movable window frames

10.
decorate wooden strip, usually at intersections

11.
describe an ornamental fractal spiral whilst sounding six years old

12.
Windows placed high in a wall, generally above lower roof elements

13.
fairytale-style hyperornate trim

14.
like doors, but two

15.
small but prominent section jutting out from the main building

16.
roof concave @ top & convex @ bottom

17.
The order that features acanthus-leaf capitals atop a fluted shaft

18.
decorative colored glass

19.
arch whose apex meets at a point

20.
row of columns

21.
Temple honoring Athena (originally with a large sculpture), formerly brightly colored

22.
A large semicircular niche (think St. Philip's 'holy of holies')

23.
smooth surface, usually rectangular, framed by molding & often decorative

24.
multiple bundled chimneys

25.
step-like wall recession

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