History of Architecture (Part 1)

High windows above eye level. The purpose is to bring outside light, fresh air, or both, into the inner space.

• Oriel Window

• Skylight

• Awning Window

• Clerestory

In the center of early Christian churches, atrium is a fountain of water for ablutions - a custom which is still adapted by Roman Catholics by the use of __________.

• Cistern

• Stoup

• Water Basin

• Moat

An ornamented canopy of stone or marble permanently placed over the altar in a church.

• Apse

• Bema

• Ambulatory

• Baldachino

It refers to the traditional home of the Navajo people, made of wood, and packed mud and earth in varying amount, with the door facing east to welcome the rising sun for good wealth and fortune. Also considered pioneers of energy-efficient homes.

• Catal Huyuk

• Earth Lodge

• Hogan

• Wigwam

The flat slab forming the top of the column capital, plain in Doric style, but molded or otherwise enriched in other styles.

• Abacus

• Echinus

• Flute

• Triglyph

Forms the imposing entrance to acropolis.

• The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

• Parthenon

• Propylaea

• Erectheion

One of the solid parts between the crenels of a battlement.

• Embrasure

• Ward

• Merlon

• Brattice

An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joint of the flat tiles.

• Acroterion

• Pediment

• Tympanum

• Antefix

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

• Bema

• Cancelli

• Nave

• Sanctuary

A small overhanging turret on a wall or tower often at a corner or near a gateway.

• Bartisan

• Crenel

• Merlon

• Embrasure