His of Int Dsn Test 1 pt 2

Question 1

What did Emperor Constantine do?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Amphitheater

Answer 2

An open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators (used for Greeks and Romans)

Question 3

Apse

Answer 3

Semicircular recess in a church arched or with a domed roof (usually contains an altar)

Question 4

Architrave

Answer 4

Within the entablature of a column between the frieze and the capital. Rests at the tops of columns

Question 5

Cella (or Naos)

Answer 5

The inner area of an ancient temple, especially one housing a hidden cult image in a Greek or Roman temple

Question 6

Coffers

Answer 6

A ceiling that has recesses in it to create dimension

Question 7

Cornice

Answer 7

An ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling

Question 8

The Crossing

Answer 8

The junction of the four arms of a church shaped like a cross

Question 9

The Choir

Answer 9

The area of a church that provides seating for the clergy and church choir (right next to the crossing, closer to the apse)

Question 10

Dado

Answer 10

The lower part of a wall, below about waist height

Question 11

Dou-gong

Answer 11

A structural element of interlocking wooden brackets (used in Chinese arch)

Question 12

Entablature

Answer 12

Horizontal superstructure that lies on top of columns resting on their capitals. Comprised of the cornice, frieze, and architrave (in that order from top to bottom)

Question 13

Entasis

Answer 13

A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column. (The shaft gets slightly bigger to correct an optical illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft)

Question 14

Excedrae

Answer 14

A semicircular recess or platform in a building sometimes crowned with a semi-dome. Can be within a building or separate

Question 15

Flying Buttress

Answer 15

A buttress slanting from a separate pier, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports

Question 16

Buttress

Answer 16

A projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall

Question 17

Frieze

Answer 17

A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration (in between the cornice and architrave)

Question 18

Hypostyle Hall

Answer 18

An interior space whose roof lays on pillars or columns

Question 19

Tsuitate Screen

Answer 19

Often are near entrances. Can be opened in many different ways to change the size of a room

Question 20

Shoji Screen

Answer 20

A sliding outer or inner door made of latticed screen covered with white paper

Question 21

Fusuma Screen

Answer 21

Framed and papered sliding door used to partition rooms

Question 22

Mastaba

Answer 22

Egyptian tomb with sloping sides and a flat roof that has underground burial chamber with rooms above it

Question 23

Megaron

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The great hall in greek palace complexes. Rectangular hall with four columns. Had a central open hearth that vented to an oculus on the ceiling

Question 24

Narthex

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The opposite end of a church from the apse. Porch area of the entrance

Question 25

Obelisk

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Stone pillar (typically having square or rectangular cross section) that is meant to be a monument or landmark

Question 26

Pediment

Answer 26

The triangular upper part of the front of a building typically surmounting a portico of columns

Question 27

Peristyle garden

Answer 27

An open courtyard within a house where columns surround the garden

Question 28

Pylon

Answer 28

A monumental gate of an egyptian temple consisting of two towers

Question 29

Rinceau

Answer 29

A decorative form consisting of a continuous wavy and stem-like motif

Question 30

Rotunda

Answer 30

A round building or room especially one with a dome

Question 31

Stylobate

Answer 31

A continuous base supporting a row of columns

Question 32

Tatami

Answer 32

Organizational mats used in Japanese architecture

Question 33

Tokonoma

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A recess or alcove, typically a few inches above floor level, for displaying flowers, pictures, and ornaments (used in jap arch)

Question 34

Transept

Answer 34

Either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape in a church

Question 35

Triclinium

Answer 35

A dining table with couches on three sides

Question 36

Tympanum

Answer 36

The semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door, or window which is bound by a lintel and an arch

Question 37

Trabeated Constructions

Answer 37

Have horizontal beams

Question 38

Roman baths

Answer 38

A building containing a complex of rooms designed for bathing, relaxing, and socializing