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Architecture Vocabulary
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rough-edged brick

2.
A Roman wall formed of pyramidal stones, their points set inward and their square heads set to form a diagonal grid

3.
a passageway under an arch

4.
On a classic column, the stone set directly over the capital

5.
small rectangular slats

6.
window protruding from angled roof

7.
window coverings (solid or slatted) hinged to the exterior

8.
Freestanding posts or supports for an upper-level structure; the term was most commonly used by Le Corbusier

9.
wide, vertical boards with little gap

10. window with two sashes that can be moved independently

11.
The aligning of a series of doors through a series of adjacent rooms

12.
roof with four linear sloped sides meeting at a linear roof ridge

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unusually tall building/portion

14.
style from the height of the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution during Victoria's reign

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Rough stonework with exposed joints (think Stanford)

16.
floorplan with few/no hallways & unrestricted interroom movement

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The 'womb chamber' or shrine room at the heart of a Hindu temple

18.
hipped roof with two slopes per side, lower slopes being nearly vertical (and may be curved, hiding upper slope--see image)

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The horizontal elements above the architrave and below the cornice in an entablature

20.
shallow, vertical column grooves

21.
An element of the Doric frieze, set alternately with triglyphs; contains low-relief carvins

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A building associated with a Christian martyr (usually around a certain center point and therefore often round)

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

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wooden dwelling with a gable roof and wide eaves

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mud and moss used to fill cracks in and build houses

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