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WorksheetsHistory of 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
Soffit
The chief structure of Early Christian Architecture.
Agora
Forum
Temple
Church
Baptistry
The plan shape for Early Christian churches.
Polygonal
Basilican
Latin Cross
Greek Cross
Calvary Cross
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
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
St. Sophia
St. Basil
St. Peter
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
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
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 Butress
Pinnacles
Crocket
In Gothic Architecture, a mass of masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch or vault.
Buttress
Flying Buttress
Pinnacles
Crocket
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
Formeret
In Gothic Architecture, the term used to describe a medieval vault in which the ribs compose a star-shaped pattern.
Stellar
Conoid
Lierne
Formeret
Gothic is, in essence:
Departure to the classic lines
Return to the classic lines
Roman-like art
Architecture of the curved line
Which among the following best describes Baroque Architecture?
A profusion and confusion of detail
A lavish display of decoration
Dramatic, rich grand and alive
Logical, staid and serene
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
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
Guiliano Sangallo
Raphael Santi
