Relier Pairs Architectural Terms Matching GameVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of architectural terms with this fun matching pairs game! par Lolly Burrows 1 Curtain Wall 2 Atrium 3 Coffer 4 Mullions 5 Minarets 6 Oculus 7 Pilaster 8 Catacomb 9 Hypostyle Hall 10 Rib Vault 11 Basilica 12 Stupa 13 Pediment 14 Post & Lintel 15 tympanum 16 Mihrab Underground hallways and small rooms where both Christians and pagans were buried. Simplest form of construction in which two vertical posts support a horizontal beam. The entrance hall of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually featuring a pool for the collection of rainwater (impluvium). The interior vaulting caused by the use of pointed arches. Diagnostic of gothic architectural styles. A rectangular column that is attached to a wall as seen on the Palazzo Rucellai. (Latin: “eye”). In ancient Roman and later architecture, a circular window in the center of a dome. Semicircular mound used as a burial/reliquary. Meant to represent the body of the Buddha and act as an axis mundi. The semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an entryway. This area is often decorated with sculpture in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The vertical bar that separates window panes. Notably ornamented with small bronze I-beams on the facade of the Seagram Building. A triangular shape atop the facade of a building, usually supported by columns above an entrance. Often encases a sculptural relief. A type of building used by the ancient Romans for diverse functions (such as law courts) - adapted to serve as the basis for the new churches. A large interior space filled by rows of columns. Seen at the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak and the Great Mosque of Cordoba. A square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault. Seen in the Pantheon. A lightweight wall that is not load bearing (carries no weight of the building). Most often made of glass windows, emulating a thin, sheer curtain. A niche in the Qibla wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray Tall thin towers that often frame the structure of a Mosque from which the muezzin calls people to prayer.
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