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1. Abacus- The uppermost portion of the capital of a column, usually a thin slab
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| The abacus of this building was decorated in Ionic ways |
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2. Acropolis- The high city, In Greek architecture usually the city’s up most important temple. |
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When I went to Greece, I decided to visit the Acropolis.
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3. Additive Sculpture- A kind of sculpture technique in which materials like clay, are built up or added to create form. |
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| The statue needed additive sculpture to get better detail. |
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4. Agora- An open square or space used for public meetings or business in ancient Greek cities. |
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| The Greek artists all met in an agora to talk about art. |
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5. Aisle- The portion of a church flanking the nave and separated from it by a row of columns or piers. |
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| We went down the amazing aisles of the Vatican Church. |
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6. Alternate-support system- In medieval church architecture, the use of alternation wall supports in the nave, usually piers and columns or compound piers of altering form. |
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| The Canterbury Church had a strong alternate support system with doric columns. |
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7. Ambulatory- A covered walkway, outdoors or indoors, especially the passageway around the apse and the choir of the church |
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| The mortal remains of the venerable mary potter were re-buried in the north ambulatory of the cathedral in 1997. |
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8. Amphiprostyle- the style of Greek building in which the colonnade was placed across the front and back but not along the sides. |
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| The Greek Amphiprostyle kept people from entering through the sides. |
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9. Amphora- A two handled jar used for general store purposes usually to hold wine or oil. |
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| We studied the amphora's pot which held wine. |
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10. Apadana- The great audience hall in ancient Persian places. |
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| The apadana were for the high class people. |
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11. Apotheosis- Elevated to the rank of gods of the ascent to heaven |
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| The old temples were lifted to apotheosis based on there religious beliefs. |
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12. Apse- A recess usually singular and semi-circular, in the wall of a roman basilica or at the east end of a Christian church. |
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| We were at the apse of the cathedral. |
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13. Arabesque- literally, “Arab like.” A flowing, intricate pattern derived from stylized organic beliefs usually floral, often arranged in symmetrical pal designs; generally, an Islamic decorated motif. |
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| The pot we examined was very arabesque style. |
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14. Arcade- A series of arches supported by piers or columns. |
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| The arcade of the church supported the beautiful dome. |
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15. Arcadian- in renaissance and later art, depictions of an idyllic place of rural place and simplicity. Derived from “arcadia,” and ancient district of the central Peloponnesus in southernGreece. |
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| The arcadian people made beautiful pieces of art work. |
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16. Architrave- Lintel or lowest division of the Entablature; sometimes called the epistyle. |
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| The architrave was close to the ground and hard to walk through. |
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17. Archivolt- one of a series of concentric bands on a Romanesque or a gothic arch. |
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| The archivolt on the arch made it look decorated and stand out. |
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18. Ashlar masonry- carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks of stone used in construction fitted together without mortar. |
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| The semi-circular arch was held by the ashlar masonry technique and was hard to build. |
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19. Atlantid- A male figure that functions as a supporting column |
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| The atlantid had Davids face sculpted to the top. |
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20. Atmospheric prospective- (aerial perspective0 Creates the illusion of distance by the greater diminution of color intercity, the shift in color show in almost neutral blue, and the blurring of contours as the intended distance between eye and object increases. |
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| The landscape was done in atmospheric prospective and gave the feel is was far way. |
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21. Atrium- The court of a roman house that is partly opens to the sky, also the open, colonnaded court in front of and attached to a Christian basilica. |
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| The atrium of the house let light in to the court. |
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22. Attic- In architectural terminology, the uppermost story. |
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| The attic of the pyramid was the highest point and hard to climb. |
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23. Balustrade- A row of vase like supports surmounted by a railing |
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| The front porch was surrounded by a wooden balustrade that gave it an almost Grecian or Roman feel. |
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24. Barrel Vault- A barrel of tunnel vault semi cylindrical in cross section is, in affect, a deep arch or an un interrupted series of arches, one behind the other, over in oblong space. |
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| We looked at the barrel vaults that made up the building. |
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25. Basilica plan (central plan)- The horizontal arrangement of the parts of a building or of the buildings and streets of a city or town, or a drawing or a diagram showing such an arrangement of a horizontal section. |
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| The whole cathedral was based on the basilica plan. |
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