Architecture

Question 1

In architecture, a series of arches carried on columns or piers.

Answer 1

Arcades

Question 2

In architecture, an exterior support that counteracts the outward thrust of an arch,
dome, or wall. A flying buttress consists of a strut or arch segment running from a freestanding
pier to an outer wall.

Answer 2

Buttresses

Question 3

In architecture, a convex, evenly curved roof; technically, an arch rotated 360 degrees on
its vertical axis. Like an arch, a dome may be hemispherical or pointed.

Answer 3

Dome

Question 4

In architecture, a cylindrical wall used as a base for a dome.

Answer 4

Drum

Question 5

An architectural structure invented by R. Buckminster Fuller, based on
triangles arranged into tetrahedrons (four-faceted solids).

Answer 5

Geodesic Dome

Question 6

In architecture, a curving, triangular section that serves as a transition between a
dome and the four walls of a rectangular building.

Answer 6

Pendentive

Question 7

A projecting porch with a roof supported by columns, often marking the entrance to a
building.

Answer 7

Portico

Question 8

In architecture, a structural system based on two or more uprights (posts)
supporting a horizontal crosspiece (lintel or beam).

Answer 8

Post-and-lintel

Question 9

An open, cylindrical interior space, usually covered by a dome.

Answer 9

Rotunda

Question 10

In architecture, the ability of a material to withstand tension and thus to span
horizontal distances without continuous support from beneath.

Answer 10

Tensile strength

Question 11

An arched masonry structure or roof that spans an interior space.

Answer 11

Vault

Question 12

is a
half-round arch extended in depth

Answer 12

barrel vault

Question 13

is formed by the intersection of two barrel
vaults of equal size at right angles.

Answer 13

groin vault

Question 14

is a groin vault in which the lines marking
the intersection of the vaults are reinforced with a raised rib

Answer 14

ribbed vault