architecture words

Question 1

amphitheater

Answer 1

open-air venue for performances

Question 2

aqueduct

Answer 2

pipeline that carries water

Question 3

atrium

Answer 3

roman entrance chamber

Question 4

bas-relief

Answer 4

Type of sculpture in which the shape protrudes slightly from its background

Question 5

cameo

Answer 5

raised carving; opposite of intaglio

Question 6

catacombs

Answer 6

underground burial chambers

Question 7

corinthian order

Answer 7

Greek style of architecture that was very ornate featuring leaves and scrolls

Question 8

doric order

Answer 8

Greek style of architecture where the columns were close together and not on a base

Question 9

Façade

Answer 9

front of a building

Question 10

gargoyle

Answer 10

Human or animal statue placed on the roof of a building

Question 11

gothic architecture

Answer 11

Style of architecture characterized by high arches and flying buttresses

Question 12

hieroglyphics

Answer 12

Egyptian language that uses pictorial characters

Question 13

intaglio

Answer 13

indented carving; opposite of cameo

Question 14

ionic order

Answer 14

Greek style of architecture that prominently features volutes

Question 15

odeon

Answer 15

Ancient Greek and Roman building for musical purposes

Question 16

pagoda

Answer 16

buddhist shrine or tomb

Question 17

rococo

Answer 17

ornate, playful, asymmetric architecture design

Question 18

ziggurat

Answer 18

Mesopotamian pyramid made of bricks