Module 3: Rome

Question 1

Aisle(s)

Answer 1

Part of a basilica plan buildings that flank the nave, separated by colonnade.

Question 2

Apex

Answer 2

The top-most part of a structure.

Question 3

Apse

Answer 3

Curved, semicircular end of a building, usually opposite the entrance.

Question 4

Aqueducts

Answer 4

An architectural structure that carries water from one location to another.

Question 5

Arcade

Answer 5

Repetitive series of arches supported by columns or piers.

Question 6

Attic

Answer 6

The uppermost story of a building or other architectural structure like triumphal arches and city gates.

Question 7

Barrel Vault

Answer 7

Style of vault that is in the form of an extended rounded arch.

Question 8

Broken or open pediment

Answer 8

Architectural feature that does not meet in the middle.

Question 9

Buttresses

Answer 9

Projections from walls that supply reinforcement and support, allowing structures to be built upwards.

Question 10

CE or Common Era

Answer 10

Time period referring to the time after Christ’s birth.

Question 11

Centering

Answer 11

Temporary wooden structure in Roman architecture during the construction of arches.

Question 12

Clerestory

Answer 12

Fenestrated part of a building rising above adjacent rooflines, allowing light into a building.

Question 13

Coffered

Answer 13

Sunken or recessed panel surrounded by moldings, usually found in a ceiling.

Question 14

Curule

Answer 14

Roman “X” shaped stool for high ranking individuals.

Question 15

Drum

Answer 15

The support on which a dome rests.

Question 16

Fenestrated

Answer 16

a having windows.

Question 17

Groin or Cross vault

Answer 17

Two connecting barrel vaults at right angles.

Question 18

Keystone

Answer 18

Center stone in an arch, sometimes decorated.

Question 19

Modillions

Answer 19

projecting decorative brackets that support an overhanging roof or cornice.

Question 20

Nave

Answer 20

Central and widest portion of a basilica plan building flanked by aisles and with an apse at one end.

Question 21

Oculus

Answer 21

Circular opening at the top of a dome, allows light into domed buildings.

Question 22

Pilasters

Answer 22

applied decorative projection like a column with a base, shaft and capital.

Question 23

Pilastrade

Answer 23

series of pilasters arranged in rows.

Question 24

Porta

Answer 24

Monumental gateway in a Roman fortified city wall.

Question 25

Thrust

Answer 25

Outward force exerted on an arch or vault; counterbalanced by buttresses.

Question 26

Trompe l’oeil

Answer 26

“Fool the eye”, paintings executed in three-dimensional perspective that appear to be ‘real’ rather than painted.

Question 27

Voussoirs

Answer 27

Wedge shaped stone blocks used to construct arches.

Question 28

Hypocaust

Answer 28

A type of radiant heating system. Masonry floors were raised on brick or stone piers, leaving a space for slaves to keep charcoal braziers burning. Later adding the addition of vertical flues to bring heat up into the space