Christian, Byzantine, Roman Church

Question 1

Catacombs

Answer 1

Underground burial galleries beneath streets and buildings

Question 2

Atrium

Answer 2

Large entryway courtyard

Question 3

Narthex

Answer 3

Area between atrium and nave

Question 4

Nave

Answer 4

Main central room of basilica

Question 5

Apse

Answer 5

Semicircular extension at end of church. Holy area

Question 6

Ambulatory

Answer 6

Walkway aisle around apse

Question 7

Aisle

Answer 7

Area between sections

Question 8

Trancept

Answer 8

Horizontal section. Formed a T or cross

Question 9

Centralized plan

Answer 9

Dome placed on a circular base

Question 10

Byzantine church

Answer 10

Dome on square base

Question 11

Squinch

Answer 11

Arched corbelling at corner of square to support dome

Question 12

Pendentive

Answer 12

Concave triangle support to put dome on square roof.

Question 13

Apsidal chapels

Answer 13

Multiple apses (Romanesque)

Question 14

Clerestory

Answer 14

Second level walkway with windows

Question 15

Portal

Answer 15

Opening to another space

Question 16

Typanum

Answer 16

Half circle panel above door

Question 17

Jamb figure

Answer 17

Sculpted figure within vertical side of door or window frame