Classical Architecture

3. The top part of a capital on which the object supported rests
7. A line of columns supporing a roof
9. A structure that spans a space and supports a load
12. The substructure of a building; a solid mass of masonry serving as a foundation for a wall or row of columns.
13. The almost triangular wall surface, ornamented of unornamented, between major architectural elements such as windows or arches
14. A pipe for conducting water under gravity flow. The term is often applied to the arched structure built to support the pipe across valleys
16. In the entablature, a horizontal band of sculpture (Doric has metopes and triglyphs)
22. A rectangular architectural element that fills the space between two triglyphs
24. A main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature.
25. A structural horizontal block that spans the space or opening between two vertical supports
26. The triangular face of a roof gable, often filled with sculpture
27. A recess, usually singular and semi-circular, in the wall of a Roman basilica or at the east end of a Christian church.
28. An order characterized by a sturdy fluted column and a thick square abacus resting on a rounded molding.

1. A type of herb leaf that is the distinguishing feature of a Corinthian capital
2. Ceiling recesses set in a geometric pattern
4. The central and sometimes western part of a basilican church
5. The central stone of an arch
6. Vault A series of arches forming a tunnel
7. The most ornate of the orders, characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls.
8. This order's capital is characterized by the use of volutes. The columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft of the column from the stylobate or platform.
10. A supporting pillar
11. Vertical channeling, roughly semicircular in cross-section, and used principally on columns and pilasters
14. A decorative architectural frame around a door, window, or niche consisting of an entablature and pediment supported by two columns or pilasters:A small room or structure used as a shrine—or a niche for a statue.
15. Panel carved into three vertical bands, alternating with the metopes
17. A porch with a roof supported by columns
18. A high section of wall that contains windows above eye level.
19. An arch rotated 360 degrees
20. One of a number of small, rectangular blocks resembling teeth and used as a decoration under the soffit of a cornice.
21. A column taking the form of a sculpted female figure
23. The spiral scroll on capitals of Ionic columns