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Architecture as Art

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apotheosis
noun
elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
aqueduct
noun
bridgelike structure that carries water over an area
arcade
noun
series of arches supported on piers or columns
arch
noun
curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of wedgelike stones
atmospheric perspective
noun
rendering depth in painting by modifying the tone and distinctness of objects perceived as receding
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atrium
noun
a courtyard flanked or surrounded by porticoes
attic
noun
story above the entablature and below the cornice in classic architecture
basilica
noun
large oblong building used as a hall of justice and public meeting place
bay
noun
similar major vertical divisions of a large interior or wall
buttressing
verb (used with
external support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall
concrete
adjective
artificial, stonelike material made of sand and gravel
drum
noun
several cylindrical stones laid one above the other to form a column or pier
forum
noun
public square of an ancient city, center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly
groin vault
noun
a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults
illusionistic
noun
technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye
jamb
noun
vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening
keystone
noun
wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place
pantheon
noun
domed circular temple at Rome, erected AD 120 124 by Hadrian, used as a church since AD 609
peristyle
noun
an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade
pier
noun
portion of wall between doors and windows
pilaster
noun
shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall imitating the form of a column
rotunda
noun
large and high circular hall or room in a building surmounted by a dome
roundels
noun
decorative plate, panel, or tablet round in form
spandrel
noun
area between two adjoining arches
tondo
noun
round painting or relief
tuscan order
noun
Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft
vault
noun
arched stone structure forming a roof over a hall or room
voussoir
noun
pieces in the shape of a truncated wedge that form an arch or vault

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