Roman Architecture Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: basilica : large open space w/columns located in forum of roman town(public), roads : most amazing feat of roman engineering creating a network of?, atrium : central room of traditional roman house, concrete : a crucial materials development/advancement to roman architecture, pantheon : the dome used at its apex creating this amazing building in rome, attic : upper horizontal portion of a triumphal arch, voussoirs : wedge that is precisely cut so it presses firmly against surface of adjacent blocks, colonnade : row of columns surrounding a temple or standing as an independent architectural element, tablinium : main reception room off atrium in elegant roman house, aqueducts : the arch was used in this most obvious application transporting water, pediment : building supported by columns with a triangular section on top, forum : public open space in roman city/town, doric : 2nd order of greek columns, very plain or austere, acanthus : intricate leaves on the corinthian order, dome : an arch spun around 360 degrees, ionic : 3rd of greek columns with a top that curls out a bit, capital : upper spreading element of column, forming a transition within the architrave, cella : enclosed rm. of temple housing statue, pronaos : greek word for front porch of temple, corinthian : 4th greek order, very intricate with leaves & vines at top, impluvium : small pool that catches rain thru opening in roof in the middle of atrium of roman house, peristyle : rectangular courtyard/garden of a g. or r. house, keystone : center piece of an arch, podium : raised platform on which on which columns & cella of roman temple stand.