Relier Pairs Architectural Terms Matching GameVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of architectural terms with this fun matching pairs game! par Lolly Burrows 1 Oculus 2 Coffer 3 tympanum 4 Mullions 5 Basilica 6 Curtain Wall 7 Pediment 8 Hypostyle Hall 9 Mihrab 10 Atrium 11 Post & Lintel 12 Stupa 13 Pilaster 14 Minarets 15 Catacomb 16 Rib Vault A niche in the Qibla wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray 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 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. 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 large interior space filled by rows of columns. Seen at the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak and the Great Mosque of Cordoba. The vertical bar that separates window panes. Notably ornamented with small bronze I-beams on the facade of the Seagram Building. A rectangular column that is attached to a wall as seen on the Palazzo Rucellai. Tall thin towers that often frame the structure of a Mosque from which the muezzin calls people to prayer. A square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault. Seen in the Pantheon. Simplest form of construction in which two vertical posts support a horizontal beam. The semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an entryway. This area is often decorated with sculpture in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. (Latin: “eye”). In ancient Roman and later architecture, a circular window in the center of a dome. Underground hallways and small rooms where both Christians and pagans were buried. Semicircular mound used as a burial/reliquary. Meant to represent the body of the Buddha and act as an axis mundi. A triangular shape atop the facade of a building, usually supported by columns above an entrance. Often encases a sculptural relief.
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