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Christian House-Church |
Dura-Europos, Syria c. 230 AD |
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Old St. Peter's |
Rome, Italy c. 320 AD Built for Constantine |
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Santa Maria Maggoire |
Rome, Italy 432 - 440 AD |
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Nave |
the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation |
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Side Aisles |
a passageway to either side of the nave that is separated from the nave by colonnades or arcades |
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Apse |
a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome |
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Clerestory |
a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level |
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Atrium |
Large open space located in a church |
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Transept |
In churches, a ______ is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform |
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Spoils |
Parts of older buildings re-used in newer construction |
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Mosaics |
the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials |
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Forum of Trajan |
Rome, Italy 110-112 AD Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus |
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New St. Peter's |
Rome, Italy 1506-1615 AD |
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Bronze Pine Cone located? |
Atrium of Old St. Peters |
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Basilica Ulpia |
Rome, Italy 100-112 AD |
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Etruscan Temple |
Veii, Italy 510 BC |
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Maison Carree |
Nimes, France 10 AD |
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Pantheon |
Rome, Italy 118-128 AD Built for Emperor Hadrian |
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Pseudo-peripteral plan |
Free standing columns in the front around the front porch and engaged columns along the back and sides |
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Podium |
The base that a structure sits on |
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Cella |
The inner chamber of a roman temple |
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Coffers, Coffering |
a series of sunken panels in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling |
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Pilaster |
False columns used for decoration on walls |
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Engaged Column |
A column that is embedded in a wall part ways |
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Oculus |
A circular opening in the centre of a dome or in a wall |
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University of Virginia Rotunda |
Built by Thomas Jefferson Charlottesville, Virginia 1817-1825 |
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Rome Mythical Founding Date |
753 BC |
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Foundation of Roman Republic |
509 BC |
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Establishment of Roman Empire |
27 BC |
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Two Centuries from 27 BC to 180 AD |
Pax Romana |
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First Division under Diocletian |
284 AD |
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Reign of Emperor Constantine |
305-337 AD |
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Definitive Division of Empire into Two Parts |
395 AD |
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End of the Empire in the West |
476 AD |
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End of Eastern Roman Empire |
1453 AD |
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Arch of Titus |
Rome, Italy 81-90 AD |
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Colosseum |
Rome, Italy 72-80 AD |
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Pont du Gard |
Nimes, France 20 BC |
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Basilica of Constantine |
Rome, Italy 307-315 AD |
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Baths of Diocletian |
Rome, Italy 298-306 AD |
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Types of Concrete Facing |
Opus Incertum Opus Reticulatum Opus Testaceum |
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Aggregate |
Stone/Bits used in concrete to add strength |
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Cement |
The "glue" used in concrete |
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Pozzolana |
The ash used to make roman cement |
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Hagia Sophia |
Istambul (Constantinople), Turkey 532-537 AD Architects: Anthemius of Tralles, Isidorus of Miletus Client: Emperor Justinian |
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San Vitale |
Ravenna, Italy Begun 526; Completed 538-548 |
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Longitudinal Plan |
The Plan for churches and such that is along an axis |
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Centralized Plan |
Plan for churches that is built around a central shape |
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Ambulatory |
Covered passage around a cloister behind the altar |
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Narthex |
Entrance or Lobby area of a church |
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Pendentive |
A __________is a constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or an elliptical dome over a rectangular room. |
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Impost Block |
The block between a column and an arch |
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Mosaics of Justinian and Theodora located? |
San Vitale Ravenna, Italy |
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Book Matched marble |
Method of cutting marble to create a symmetrical pattern |
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Death of Justinian |
565 AD |
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Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus, Charles the Great) |
742-814, King of the Franks, Emperor of the Romans |
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Palatine Chapel |
Aachen, Germany 792-805 AD Architect: Odo of Metz Client: Charlemagne |
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Plan of St. Gall |
c 820 AD |
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Abbey Church of Saint-Sernin |
Toulouse, France begun 1080 AD |
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Chartres Cathedral |
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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral |
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