Roman Architecture Crossword Puzzle

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.