Unit #3 Assesment Flashcards
pictograph
a highly stylized depiction serving as a symbol for a person or object
vault
an arched masonry structure that spans an interior space
bay
unit of space defined by architectural elements such as columns, piers, and walls
pier
a masonry support made up of many stones, or rubble concrete, capable of carrying very heavy architectural loads
buttress
a projecting support built against an external wall
coffer
a recessed decorative panel used to decorate ceilings or vaults
sarcophagus
a stone or coffin
spolia
fragments of older architecture or sculpture reused in a secondary context
ambulatory
the passage (walkway) around the apse in a church, especially a basilica.
iconoclasm
the banning and/or destruction of images and religious art
pendentive
the concave triangular section of a vault that forms the transition between a square or polygonal space and the circular base of a dome
syncretism
the coexistence of religions
synagogue
Jewish place of gathering and a place to put the Torah scrolls
Tian Zi
son of heaven, the first emperor, Qin Dynasty
temple
religious space
