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WorksheetsHistory of Architecture (Early Christian)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Identify what is shown/described:
Founded by Constantine, built over the reputed tomb of Christ
San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of Nativity
Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
St. Peter's Basilica
Identify what is shown/described:
San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of Nativity
Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
St. Peter's Basilica
Identify what is shown/described:
Earliest building of cruciform plan
San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of Nativity
Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
St. Peter's Basilica
Identify what is shown/described:
Largest & most impressive among all Basilican churches
San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of Nativity
Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
St. Peter's Basilica
Identify what is shown/described:
San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of Nativity
Tomb of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
St. Peter's Basilica
Had its birth in Judea, provinces of the Roman Empire
Crypt or Confessio
Basilican Churches
Christianity
Ciborium
Ambo
-Modeled from Roman Halls of Justice
-Evolved from Roman dwelling house
-Erected over the burial place of a saint to whom it was dedicated
Crypt or Confessio
Basilican Churches
Christianity
Ciborium
Ambo
The high altar cover by ciborium
Crypt or Confessio
Basilican Churches
Christianity
Ciborium
Ambo
Also known as tabernacle or baldachino
Crypt or Confessio
Basilican Churches
Christianity
Ciborium
Ambo
Also known as pulpit; use for reading the epistle and gospel
Crypt or Confessio
Basilican Churches
Christianity
Ciborium
Ambo
A passageway around the apse of church
Ambulatory
Clerestory
Bema
Antepodium
Chevet
A seat behind the choir reserved for the clergy
Ambulatory
Clerestory
Bema
Antepodium
Chevet
A stage reserved for the clergy
Ambulatory
Clerestory
Bema
Antepodium
Chevet
The apse, ambulatory & radiating terminal of a church
Ambulatory
Clerestory
Bema
Antepodium
Chevet
An upper stage in the church with windows above the adjacent roof
Ambulatory
Clerestory
Bema
Antepodium
Chevet
Priest with the religious elders
Reredos
Transept
Oratory
Dais
Clergy
A raised flat form reserved for the seating of speakers or dignitaries
Reredos
Transept
Oratory
Dais
Clergy
A small private chapel furnished with an altar and a crucifix
Reredos
Transept
Oratory
Dais
Clergy
An ornamental screen or wall at the back of an altar
Reredos
Transept
Oratory
Dais
Clergy
The portion of a church crossing the main axis at the right
angle and forming a cruciform plan
Reredos
Transept
Oratory
Dais
Clergy
A slightly elevated flat form or Dais for the speaker
Sepulcher
Confessio
Tribune
Triforium
Ciborium
Roof over the aisles below the clerestory
Sepulcher
Confessio
Tribune
Triforium
Ciborium
A tomb or a receptacles for relics especially in A Christian Altar
Sepulcher
Confessio
Tribune
Triforium
Ciborium
