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Agora
most public space in classical Greek architecture
Amaterasu
primary deity worshiped (goddess of light)
Axis Mundi
z axis, connects the earth to the heavens
Baroque
heavily ornate and ornamental style
Capital
top of column
Clerestory
refers to light that comes in high to low
cardo
north south axis
Decumanus
east west axis
Ka
Egyptian spirit
Kami
spirit
Cella
most important place in a Greek or Roman temple
Picturesque
the appearance of a painting
Fertile Crescent
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egyptian cultures
sublime
inspiring a feeling of awe
stoa
permeable edge, row of columns
Acropolis
most sacred place in Greece
Temenos
sacred precinct
pilaster
column engaged with a wall
Shinto
having a reference to nature
tori arch
arch in Japanese architecture marks a sacred place
Toyouke
secondary god (god of food, josing and clothing)
reliquary
object of significance to a religion
Arcade
lowermost band of columns
triforium
middle of the three horizontal bands
rib vault
true pieces that carry structural forces in the ceiling
piers
bundled columns
tympanum
structural heart in a Gothic cathedral
Tracery
thin rail of stonework that holds the glass
canopus
represents the river Nile
neoclassical
late response to the baroque "revision of the Renaissance"
grotto
type of naturak cave in a landscape
folly
mini building
parterre
geometric gardens
topiary
shaped vegetation
vestpocket park
small parks on private property for public enjoyment
Architecture parlante
architecture that speaks for itself