History of Arch Quiz 02

The wedge-shaped at the crown of an arch serving to lock the other voussoirs in place.

Keystone

A carved statue of a draped female figure which functions as a column.

Caryatid

The intercolumniation of an eustyle is?

2.25D

It is the sunk panels found in the ceiling of Greek Temples.

Lacunaria

An ornament patterned after the large, toothed leaves of a Mediterranean plant which is used in Corinthian Capital.

Acanthus

A palace in Greece which contains the labyrinth for the son of King Minos, the Minotaur.

Palace of Knossos

It is the Aegean beehive shaped typed of tomb.

Tholos

What do you call the inner curve or surface of an arch forming the concave underside?

Intrados

It is a decorative molding or band on the face of an arch following the curve of the intrados.

Archivolt

It is the entrance gate to the fortified citadel of Mycenae, part of the citadel palace of Agamemnon.

Lion's Gate

It is the first voussoir resting on the impost of an arch.

Springer

A type of arch having a semi circular intrados.

Roman Arch

Type of arch having one impost higher than the other?

Rampant Arch

An arch having an intrados that widens above the springing before narrowing to a rounded crown?

Horseshoe Arch

It is a city stronghold or fortress constructed on higher ground and is also called the city on the height.

Acropolis

It is the principal chamber and the enclosed part of Greek Temple where the cult image was kept.

Naos

It was built by Mnesikles which is a monumental gateway that serves as a partition between the secular and religious parts of the city.

Propylaea

It is an open vestibule before the cella in Greek Temples.

Pronaos

It is a wide and low-pitched gable surmounting a colonnade in Greek Temples.

Pediment

It is a space between the triglyphs with or without sculptures in Greek Temples.

Metope

It is a course of masonry forming the foundation for a row of columns in the outermost colonnade of a classical Greek Temples.

Stylobate

A pedestal for a sculpture or ornament at the apex or at the each of the lower corners of a pediment in a classical Greek Temples.

Acroterium

A slight curvature of a Classical columns to serve as a kind of correction to optical illusions.

Entasis

The widely used order during the Greek Period is the ______.

Doric

It is the flat slab forming the top of a column capital which is plain in Doric Style but molded or enriched in other styles.

Abacus

A frieze bearing carved figures of people or animals.

Zophorus

It is a decorative motif consisting of a series of long, rounded, parallel grooves on the shaft of a classical Greek Column.

Fluting

It is a spiral, scroll like ornament used on the capitals of the Ionic, Corinthian and Composite Orders.

Volute

The tomb of Atreus is a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as_____.

Tomb of Agamemnon

A recess or alcove with raised seat where disputes took place in Greek Temples is the _____.

Exedrae

It is the oldest Doric Temples in Greece and was the focal point for the Ancient Greek Sanctuary of Thermos

Temple of Apolo Thermos

Which of the following Greek Temple contains the caryatids?

Erectheion

It is a Roman building-type, used as a meeting place, courthouse, marketplace, and lecture hall.

Basilica

A Greek temple that has Ionic Orders

Temple of Athena Nike

It is a place of assembly for people, public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman City.

Forum

A Greek public area dedicated to teaching and practice of wrestling.

Palaestra

A roofed theatre building for the performance of vocal and instrumental music in ancient Greek Architecture.

Odeion

A Greek senate house or a public townhall is called?

Prytaneion

The eaves of Greek Temple are protected by a detail which is used to eject rain water is called?

Antefix

It is a structure or a multi-storey structure with commercial premises and workshops at street level in Roman Architecture.

Insula

Roman rectangular temples stood on a?

Podium

It is a marble mosaic pattern used on wall is the _____.

Opus sectile

The entrance passage in the domus is called?

Prothyrum

This is the equivalent to Greek Agora in the Roman Architecture

Forum

The vault which was formed by the intersection of two semicircular vaults of equal span and user over a square apartment is called?

Cross Vault

Amphitheaters are used in?

Gladiatorial contests

It is the luxurious country house of the Romans which is surrounded by terraces and gardens.

Villa

A structure or a bridge in Roman Architecture which is designed to convey fresh water and is supported by piers and arches.

Aqueduct

The dividing wall running down the middle of the arena which is slightly oblique direction in the Roman circus.

Spina

It is the smooth channel that is lined with hard cement and carried on arches in an aqueduct.

Specus

It is the second largest Greek Temple which has 3 naos.

Temple of Zeus

The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in the Greek Temple.

Pteroma

The open to the sky passage leading to the rock-cut or tholos Aegean tomb is called?

Dromos

A temple with 1 to 4 columns arranged between antae at the front is called?

In antis

A temple with 1 to 4 columns arranged between antae at the front and rear is called?

Amphi-antis

The naos, epinaos, and the _____ are the 3 chambers of the Greek Temple.

Pronaos

A temple arranged with flank of columns attached to the naos wall is?

Pseudo peripteral

A space between columns is called?

Intercolumnation

The egg and dart is the usual ornament found in the?

Ovolo

The intercolumnation of an araeostyle is?

4D

The intercolumnation of a pycnostyle is?

1.5D

The intercolumnation of a diastyle is?

3D

The bedroom in the domus is called?

Cubicula

The dining room in the domus with different aspects for summer and winter is called?

Triclinia

It is the reception room of domus is called?

Azulejo

The recess for conversation surrounded by the peristyle in the domus is called?

Alae

It is a form of surface decoration formed by inlaying small pieces or tesserae of glass, stone, marble or enamel inlaid into a cement, mortar or plaster.

Mosaic

It is a tomb or receptacle for relics, especially in a Christian altar.

Sepulcher

A low screen in an Early Christian Basilica, separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation.

Cancelli

It is a basin usually a stone which holds water for baptism.

Font

A stand raised on two or more steps for the reading of the epistle and the gospel.

Ambo

A screen or partition on which icons are placed, separating the sanctuary from the nave of an eastern church.

Iconostasis

A semicircular or polygonal projection of a building, usually vaulted and used at the sanctuary or east end of a church.

Apse

The portico before the nave of an Early Christian Church.

Narthex

It is the Etruscan's version of Doric Order.

Tuscan