WorksheetsMedieval Architecture
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A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb.
Apse
Baldachino
Narthex
Soffit
Vista
A long arcaded entrance porch to an early Christian basilica Church.
Apse
Baldachino
Narthex
Soffit
Vista
In Early Christian Architecture, a raised stage reserved for the clergy.
Apse
Baldachino
Bema
Ciborium
Vista
The chief structure of Early Christian Architecture.
Agora
Forum
Temple
Church
Baptistry
Term applied to the triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment.
Fresco
Pendentive
Arch
Vault
Order
The byzantine style is a fusion of the classic columnar style of the east with the _______ construction of the west.
Trussed
Arcuated
Trabeated
Domical
Post and Lintel
A church that reflects the art of Byzantium. Its glittering, resplendent façade faces the great Piazza of San Marco, whose vast open space paved in marble, forms a great public atrium to thy church dedicated to the sea-city’s patron saint.
St. Mark's Basilica
St. Sophia's Basilica
St. Basil's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Zeno Maggiore
The Church Plan of a Byzantine Church.
Polygonal
Basilican
Latin Cross
Greek Cross
Calvary Cross
Romanesque means:
Departure to the classic lines
Return to the classic lines
Roman-like art
Architecture of the curved line
Architecture of exuberance
The church plan of a Romanesque Church.
Polygonal
Basilican
Latin Cross
Greek Cross
Calvary Cross
The portion of a wall above the roof gutter or balconies.
Battlement
Crenel
Parapet
Portcullis
Merlons
In Gothic Architecture, an arch starting from a detached pier and abutting against a wall to take the thrust of a vaulting.
Buttress
Flying buttress
Pinnacles
Crocket
Finial
In Gothic Architecture, the term used to describe the lower part of a medieval vault where the ribs converge against the outer wall and form an approximation of an inverted half-cone or half-pyramid.
Stellar
Conoid
Lierne
Boss
Formeret
Gothic is, in essence:
Departure to the classical lines
Return to the classic lines
Roman like - art
Architecture of the Curved Line
Architecture of Exuberance
In Gothic Architecture, the term used to describe a medieval vault in which the ribs compose a star-shaped pattern.
Stellar
Conoid
Lierne
Boss
Formeret
Which among the following best describes Baroque Architecture?
A profusion and confusion of detail
A lavish display of decoration
Dramatic, rich, grand and alive
Vivid, virile and intense
Logical, staid and serene
Which among the following best describes Palladian Architecture?
A profusion and confusion of detail
A lavish display of decoration
Dramatic, rich, grand and alive
Vivid, virile and intense
Logical, staid and serene
The Temple of St.Peter in Montorio, a structure that resembles a small roman circular temple with doric columns, was designed by:
Benedetto da Majano
Donato Bramante
Giuliano da Sangallo
Raphael Santi
Considered as the most important renaissance building in Italy with a cathedral, piazza and the Vatican.
Temple of St.Peter
St. Peter’s Basilica
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore
Colosseum
A vault created by intersecting two barrel vaults at right angles.
Barrel
Groin
Fan
Rib
Lierne
A vault to which additional stones have been added to the joints to further strengthen it.
Barrel
Groin
Fan
Rib
Lierne
Characteristic vault of many English cathedrals of the 12th and 13th centuries, where ribs of vaults became wildly elaborate and spread out across the ceiling of spaces.
Barrel
Groin
Fan
Rib
Lierne
The simplest form of a vault where an arch is extended to form a semicircular space.
Barrel
Groin
Fan
Rib
Lierne
A decorative rib that are not structurally engaged.
Barrel
Groin
Fan
Rib
Lierne
In gothic architecture, a window pattern that resembles leaves.
Rose
Lancet
Ogee
Trefoil
Perpendicular
In gothic architecture, a window often placed in or around the nave area and is usually filled with ornate tracery.
Rose
Lancet
Ogee
Trefoil
Perpendicular
In gothic architecture, a window with long straight lines of tracery that creates a large, glass-paneled effect.
Rose
Lancet
Ogee
Trefoil
Perpendicular
In gothic architecture, a window with a pointed arch and are typically long and narrow. They often appear as a series of windows alongside one another.
Rose
Lancet
Ogee
Trefoil
Perpendicular
Considered as the first “modern” architect and one of the most influential architects of all time. He was a trained mason and was considered to be Alberti’s successor in architecture.
Raphael Santi
Donato Bramante
Leonardo Da Vinci
Andrea Palladio
Giacomo della Porta
In renaissance architecture, a dome that is a bit flat in presentation so that it dies not look quite like a hemisphere but rather of a saucer that has been turned upside down.
Hemispherical dome
Oval dome
Triple-shelled dome
Saucer dome
Simple dome
In renaissance architecture, a dome with a shape that lends itself to being built very tall and usually boasts a cupola.
Hemispherical dome
Oval dome
Triple-shelled dome
Saucer dome
Simple dome
In renaissance architecture, a dome that appears over a section of a church such as the nave.
Hemispherical dome
Oval dome
Triple-shelled dome
Saucer dome
Simple dome
In renaissance architecture, an external dome that is held in place by hidden supports like a brick cone. This support system can be covered up by another smaller dome that is placed on top.
Hemispherical dome
Oval dome
Triple-shelled dome
Saucer dome
Simple dome
