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| large stones or boulders used in prehistoric architecture |
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| an opening above a door for light and or ventilation |
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| 2 upright stones supporting a lintel stone |
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| Post- an upright structural member (column); Lintel- any horizontal member that spans an opening |
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| Mortise- a rectangular opening or socket prepared to receive a tenon; Tenon- wooden knob or tongue, used in wooden construction |
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| a wall recess often used for decoration and/or to receive a statue |
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| masonry reinforcement applied on a wall to provides additional strength |
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| the exterior elevation of a building |
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| unglazed fired clay, often used for ornamental purposes |
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| a floor, wall, or ceiling decoration composed of small pieces or colored glass or stone that form designs |
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| a large hall composed of many columns place close together to support the roof |
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| an Egyptian tomb with a flat top and sloping sides, built over a grave shaft |
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| a column embedded in a wall while still partly projecting |
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| a stone monolith, square in plan, with sides tapering towards a pyramidal top |
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| highly glazed material often blue-green in color |
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| a linear series of columns with entablature |
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| a massive entrance to an Egyptian temple, with sloping walls and central opening |
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| windows placed high in walls, generally above lower roof elements |
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