History of Architecture Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: pediments: a triangular or rectangular space that forms the gable of a low-pitched roof and that is usually filled with relief sculpture in classical architecture or neoclassical architecture, cornices: the decorated projection at the top of a wall provided to protect the wall face or to ornament and finish the eaves, vaulted roofs: any ceiling that angles up toward the roof to extend higher than the standard eight- to ten-foot height of average flat ceilings, corinthian order: this is the most ornamented classical order. the capital at the top of the columns have carved leaves of the acanthus plant, colonnade: a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building, stepped gables: a design for a building's triangular gable end. it takes the form of a stair-step pattern at the top, doric order: this column has a simple capital that resembles a cushion of stone, ionic order: the capital of this column type has ear-like projections called volutes. these are the most distinctive features of this order, pointed arches: a pointed arch, ogival arch, or gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown, whose two curving sides meet at a relatively sharp angle at the top of the arch, flying buttresses: free standing column-like buttresses connected to the walls and to each other by a grid of stone, capital: proper name for the top part (stone heads) of the columns, portico: a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building, hemispherical domes: structure evolved from the arch, usually forming a ceiling or roof, piers: an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge.