History of Architecture

A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb.

• Apse

• Baldachino

• Narthex

• Soffit

• Vista

A long arcaded entrance porch to an early Christian basilica church.

• Apse

• Baldachino

• Narthex

• Soffit

• Vista

In Early Christian Architecture, a raised stage reserved for the clergy.

• Apse

• Baldachino

• Bema

• Ciborium

• Soffit

The chief structure of Early Christian Architecture.

• Agora

• Forum

• Temple

• Church

• Baptistry

The plan shape for Early Christian churches.

• Polygonal

• Basilican

• Latin Cross

• Greek Cross

• Calvary Cross

Term applied to the triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment.

• Fresco

• Pendentive

• Arch

• Vault

The byzantine style is a fusion of the classic columnar style of the east with the _______ construction of the west.

• Trussed

• Arcuated

• Trabeated

• Domical

• Post and Lintel

A church that reflects the art of Byzantium. Its glittering, resplendent façade faces the great Piazza of San Marco, whose vast open space paved in marble, forms a great public atrium to thy church dedicated to the sea-city’s patron saint.

• St. Mark

• St. Sophia

• St. Basil

• St. Peter

The church plan of a Byzantine Church.

• Polygonal

• Basilican

• Latin Cross

• Greek Cross

• Calvary Cross

Romanesque means:

• Departure to the classic lines

• Return to the classic lines

• Roman–like art

• Architecture of the curved line