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Pagoda
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typical Buddhist tower associated with both china and japan
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gopura
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a monumental gateway on axis with a hindu temple
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garbhagriha
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holy cave ("womb chamber") contains sacred image of God's presence
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stupa
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simple mound of rubble built over relics
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vihara
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monistary erected near the stupa for the buddhist priests
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harmika
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square railing crowning stupa
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shatra
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umbrella thingy (three tiered) on the top of the stupa which represents the tree under which Buddha taught and was enlightened
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verdika
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fence surrounding stupa (9 ft tall on Great Stupa)
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torana
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the gate in the front of the stupa (looks like 3 crowned bars on the 2 vertical columns holding them up)
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mandala
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geometric diagram based on a subdivided square
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shikara
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tall curving roof (parabolic) representing the artificial mountain over the garbhagriha
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living rock
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carved away rock structure (buildings) that are one solid piece with no joints
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tupa
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calcium carbonate based stone (When carving, stone is soft, but it then hardens when exposed to CO2) *used at dharmeraja
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rathas
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stone building resembling a chariot
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monolith
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single piece of rock (like the dome structure atop the Brihedsvara)
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jian
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a modular unit used in Chinese wooden architecture (particularly houses) measuring about 12 by 20 feet
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katsuogi
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short horizontal elements set atop the ridge of Shinto shrines; probably used to hold down the thatch roof (Ise Shrine)
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chigi
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RAFTER EXTENSIONS In Shinto architecture, upward extensions of bargeboards at gable ends of the shrine, forming an X shape (Ise Shrine)
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decumanus
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The principal east-west road in Etruscan and roman cities
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castra
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A Roman military camp or garrison (the plural is actually castra; singular is castrum)
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vault
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an arched ceiling or roof of brick or stone
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dome
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a continuously curved roof over a polygonal or circular plan, generally having a semicircular or elliptical section
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opus quadratum
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a roman wall built of squared masonry
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opus incertum
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roman walls built of irregularly shaped stones facing a concrete core
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opus testaceumroman
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roman walls constructed of brick facing on a concrete core
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palaestra
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a roman building used for exercise (the gym)
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forum
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in Roman towns, the open space near the center used for commerce and civic life
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hemicycles
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a semicircular room or recess
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oculus
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circular opening at the apex of the dome
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cardo
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north-south street in Roman city
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dagoba
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sanskrit word for stupa
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hierarchy of Chinese architecture
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themes in more important structures include elevated on a podium, greater size, central location, elaborate ornamentation, timber bracketing, hipped roofs (the more the better), symbolic color schemes (yellow and red)
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Kao Gong Ji
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treatise on Chinese city planning
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Tian'anmen
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gate to the Imperia City (in China)
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torii
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an elaborate post and lintel gateway into Buddhist shrines in Japan.
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sutra
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sacred text of Japan housed in Horyuji(not all that important)
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shoden
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central post supporting miror emblem of Goddess (Ise Shrine)
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minka
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wooden Japanese folk houses
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tokonoma
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an alcove in a Japanese house where treasured objuects can be displayed
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exedrae
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a semicircular niche used as a seat of honor or place for a statue
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thermae
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public roman baths
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caldarium
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the groin vaulted hot baths
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apse
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the termination of the nave of the basilica
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tepidarium
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the domed warm baths
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the frigidarium
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the cruciform cool baths
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natatio
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open air swimming pools
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impluvium
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in roman houses the shallow pool that collected rain water draining from the atrium roof
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tablinum
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in roman atrium houses the reception area usually on axis with the entrance
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triclinium
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a dining room in roman houses and palaces
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springing of arch
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where it starts arching
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voussair
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the stone cut for arch
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flying center
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supporting on piers that run all the way to the ground ; less material, more efficient
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introduce
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inside of arch
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extroduce
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outside of arch
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Vetruvius
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architect to find water source
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amphitheatre
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two theatres put together
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Roman Brick
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2 foot by 2 foot, 2 inches thick, (mortar thrown on inside)
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kafering
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visually tells us that this is monumental (you can see the wieght and thickness of the wall)
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Niche
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insets for statues
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Hypocaust Floor
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closely placed peers as floors where thermal heat from wood (as fuel) radiated through the masonry
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