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Mastaba
a flat-topped ancient Egyptian tomb with an underground burial chamber
Hypostyle
of a building, being supported by several rows of columns
Corinthian
Ionic
Doric
Corbelling
a way of spanning an opening that uses stacked stones to slowly move inwards
Post and Lintel
a way of spanning an opening that uses two upright posts and a horizontal lintel
Citadel
a heavily fortified city
Clerestory Windows
windows between adjacent rooflines
Pylon
a monumental gate of an Egyptian temple
Relief Sculpture
a form of sculpture where the art is carved into stone and is not free-standing, high vs low relief
Caryatid
A doric order variation where the column shaft is replaced with a Kore statue
Agora
a columnated, open-air, public gathering place in Greek culture
Stoa
a roofed colonnade
Round Arch
a true arch supported by voussoir and a keystone
Barrel Vault
a round arch extended into space
Groin Vault
two barrel vaults meeting perpendicularly
Dome
a round arch rotated around a circle
Forum
a columnated, open-air, public gathering place in Roman culture
Basilica
a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum, nave and aisles
Parts of a Roman house
atrium, impluvium, peristyle
Peripteral vs Pseudoperipteral
being entirely surround by free standing columns vs being surrounded by engaged and/or freestanding columns
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