Miscellaneous Quiz / Classical Architecture

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Spiral scroll shape on the capital of Ionic and Corinthian columns

The type of leaf used for the Composite order capitals.

Ornamental molding above the Frieze.

The wide central section of the entablature; may be Ionic or Doric; can be decorated with bas-reliefs.

aka. Epistyle; the lintel/beam that rests on the column’s capitals.

Horizontal, continuous lintel, supported by columns or wall, making up the architrave, the frieze, and the cornice.

Topmost section of the column.

Section of the column on the center, rest on the base.

A support; the style of column indicates the order of the building.

The bottom section of the column.

The section below the columns.

The top stair; the stair right below the column.

The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns.

The shallow grooves running vertically along a surface; typically refers to the grooves running on a column shaft or a pilaster.

A central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together; the top, center, voussoir.

The pie shaped stones that create the top of a rounded arch.

An arch that has been extended in space.

Two barrel vaults crossing at a 90 degree angle.

An arch where the top is perfectly rounded out; the style of arch used by the Romans.

A series of sunken panels in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault; these also lighten the weight of the ceiling, making it easier to support.

A curved Barrel Vault.

A mixed order, combining the volutes of the Ionic order capital with the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order.

A classical order similar to Roman Doric but having columns with an unfluted shaft and a simplified base, capital, and entablature.

The oldest and simplest of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base.

Characterized by two opposed volutes in the capital.

The most ornate of the orders, characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves.