Architectural Terms Flashcards
Tympanum
that semicircle pediment thing
Nave
the main interior body of the church
Ambulatory
a place for walking, especially an aisle around the apse
Barrel vault
a vault forming a half cylinder
Groin vault
vault produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults
apse
a large semicirclar/polygonal recess
transept
area of a cruciform church lying at right angles to the principal axis (the intersection of the cross)
Cruciform
cross shaped
Rib vault
skeleton of arches
buttress
support stone against a wall
spires
conical pyramidal on the top of a building
tripartite
made up of 3 branches
Jamb
straight side of a door
Archivolt
ornamental moulding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch (multiple curves above a door)
Springer
Corner of the top arch of door
Gallery
Covered passage open at one side
Pinnacle
crown tower thing
Transverse arch
The semicircles that hold up the ceiling
narthex
enclosed porch/anti chamber usually separated by railings
