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18 Cards in this Set
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Ambo |
(in an early Christian church) an oblong pulpit with steps at each end. |
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Apse |
a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof and typically at the church's eastern end. |
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Atrium |
an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house |
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Baroque |
relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed Mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Wren in England. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists. |
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Basilica |
a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a law court or for public assemblies.a building similar to a Roman basilica, used as a Christian church.the name given to certain churches granted special privileges by the Pope. |
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Bema |
the altar part or sanctuary in ancient and Orthodox churches.the podium or platform in a synagogue from which the Torah and Prophets are read.noun: bimah; plural noun: bimahshistoricalthe platform from which orators spoke in ancient Athens. |
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Byzantine |
relating to Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Orthodox Church |
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Buttress |
a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it. |
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Capital |
It is in between the columns and the load thrusting down on it. |
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Chapels |
A small building or room |
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Clerstory Windows |
A window with no cross price diving the light |
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Choir |
A area of the church that provides seats for the singers |
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Column |
Up right pillar that stands alone as a monument |
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Colonnade |
A row of evenly spaced aches |
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Cupola |
A rounded dome forming a roof of ceiling |
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Fanvault |
A vault used in Gothic style, in which are all arched |
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Gothic |
A stlye that flourished during the high and late medieval period. |
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Groin |
A double barrel vault which is produced intersection at two right angles |
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