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  1. 3. In architecture, a modular unit of space, generally cubic and generally defined by four supporting piers or columns.
  2. 8. In architecture, a convex, evenly curved roof; technically, an arch rotated 360 degrees on its vertical axis.
  3. 9. In architecture, a structural system in which a horizontal element is supported from above by means of slender vertical cables attached to a thick main cable that describes a parabolic curve between two towers.
  4. 12. Style of art and architecture that flourished in Europe, especially norther Europe, from the mid-12th to the 16th century.
  5. 13. In architecture, a spiral, scroll-like ornament such as the capital of a column in the Ionic order.
  6. 16. Common name for two minerals, nephrite and jadeite.
  7. 18. In architecture, the decorative sculpted block surmounting a column.
  8. 22. Made of baked ("fired") clay.
  9. 24. The wedge-shaped, central stone in an arch. Inserted last, the keystone locks the other stones in place.
  10. 26. In architecture, a projecting band on a ceiling or a vault.
  11. 27. Pliable, threadlike strand
  12. 28. Generally, any horizontal band of relief sculpture or painted decoration.
  13. 30. The shaft is fluted and rests on a more detailed stepped base. The elaborate capital is carved with motifs based on stylized acanthus leaves.
  14. 31. Made from the sap of a tree that originally grew only in China.
  15. 32. Teeth and Tusks of certain large mammals.
  16. 34. The shaft is fluted and rests on a stepped base. The capital is carved in graceful scrolling forms called volutes.
  17. 35. Sun-dried (as opposed to furnace-baked) brick made of clay mixed with straw.
  18. 36. A projecting porch with a roof supported by columns, often marking the entrance to a building.
  19. 37. In architecture, a curving, triangular section that serves as a transition between a dome and the four walls of a rectangular building.
  20. 38. In architecture, an exterior support that counteracts the outward thrust of an arch, dome, or wall.
  21. 41. In Classical architecture, the triangular element supported by the columns of a portico. More generally, any similar element over a door or window.
  22. 42. An arched masonry structure or roof that spans an interior space.
  23. 44. A vertical support, often square or rectangular, used to bear the heaviest loads in an arched or vaulted structure.
  24. 46. In architecture, a structural system in which a horizontal element is supported from above by means of cables that rise diagonally to attach to a vertical mast or tower.
  25. 49. In architecture, a cylindrical wall used as a bae for a dome.
  26. 50. Capable of being molded or shaped, as clay.
  27. 51. In architecture, a horizontal structural element supported at one end only, with the other end projecting into space.
  28. 52. In Classical architecture, the uppermost element of an entablature.
  29. 53. Yoruba word meaning "one who knows honor".
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  1. 1. Consists of a strut or arch segment running from a freestanding pier to an outer wall.
  2. 2. The technique of creating images or decorations from precisely cut pieces of colored glass held together with strips of lead.
  3. 4. In Classical architecture, the horizontal structure supported by capitals and supporting in turn the pediment or roof.
  4. 5. An interior space filled with rows of columns that serve to support the roof.
  5. 6. In architecture, the ability of a material to withstand tension and thus to span horizontal distances without continuous support from beneath.
  6. 7. In Classical architecture, a system of standardized types.
  7. 10. A circular opening in a wall or at the top of a dome.
  8. 11. The technique of shaping metal, especially iron, usually by heating it until it softens and then beating or hammering it.
  9. 12. An architecture structure invented by R. Buckminster Fuller, based on triangles arranged into tetrahedrons.
  10. 14. A ewer or jug-type vessel in the form of one or more animal or human figures. Usually contained water for washing hands.
  11. 15. In an ancient Roman basilica, the taller central space flanked by aisles.
  12. 17. In Classical architecture, the lowest band of the entablature.
  13. 19. In architecture, a structural system based on two or more uprights supporting a horizontal crosspiece.
  14. 20. A ceramic ware, usually white, fired in the highest temperature ranges and often used for fine dinnerware, vases, and sculpture.
  15. 21. A recessed, geometrical panel in a ceiling, often used in multiples as a decorative element.
  16. 23. A style that prevailed after World War II as the aesthetic of earlier Modernist movements such as de Stijl and the Bauhaus spread throughout the West and beyond.
  17. 25. In ceramics, a liquid mixture used for casting consisting of powdered clay, water, and a deflocculant.
  18. 29. An arched masonry structure or roof that spans an interior space.
  19. 33. In architecture, a construction technique in which each course of stone projects slightly beyond the one below.
  20. 39. An open, cylindrical interior space, usually covered by a dome.
  21. 40. The shaft of the column may be smooth or fluted. It does not have a base. The capital is a rounded stone disk supporting a plain rectangular slab.
  22. 43. A tower forming part of a mosque and serving as a place from which the faithful are called to prayer.
  23. 45. A style of architecture and art dominant in Europe from the 10th to the 12th century.
  24. 47. In architecture, a series carried on columns or piers.
  25. 48. A hard, unreactive, colorless compound which occurs as the mineral quartz and as a principal constituent of sandstone and other rocks.