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| A decorative Band atop an interior wall below the cornice. The middle section of an entablature. |
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| A term to reference principal styles of columns with their bases, capitals and entablatures. |
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| The lower edges of a sloping roof, projecting beyond the face of a wall. |
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| A curved or pointed opening that spans a window, doorway or other space. |
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| The oldest and sturdiest of the orders. The columns are massive, fluted and simple with a plain capital. |
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| A high tower, part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Moslems to prayer. |
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| A projecting bracket used primarily to carry the weight of a cornice of the protruding eaves of a building. |
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| A strong, light dome constructed on a framework of triangular elements. Invented by architect Buckminster Fuller. |
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| The top, projecting section of an entablature, supporting a roof. |
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| A Roman order modeled after, yet simpler than the Doric |
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| The principal interior section of a church, extending from the main entrance down the main aisle to the sanctuary and flanked by the aisles. |
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| A double curve that resembles the letter “s” formed by joining a concave and convex line. |
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| Pyramid-shaped, tiered tower used in Mesopotamia to support a temple. |
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| A slab forming the upper part of a capitol. |
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| The most slender and ornate of the Greek columns. |
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| A fluted column distinguished by its scroll-shaped capital. |
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| A school of arts and architecture founded in Germany by Architect Walter Gropius in 1919. |
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| An upright, often decorated pillar consisting of a shaft and a crown. |
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| A circular building, usually domed. |
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| The Greek market place or meeting place. |
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| A projecting support built into or against the exterior of a masonry wall to give added strength. |
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| The top part of a column supporting the entablature. |
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| The part of a classical building between the top of a colonnade and the roof, consisting of architrave, frieze and cornice. |
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| The triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a roof which has two sloping sides. |
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| The side of a door or window. |
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| A textured exterior plaster finish. |
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| A row of arches supported by columns. |
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| Roman order combining the Ionic capital and the leaves of the Corinthian. |
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| A covered walk surrounding a court, traditionally linking a church to monastery buildings. |
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| A spout projecting from a rain gutter to carry water down and away from a building. The Gothic designs of these are monstrous or grotesque figures. |
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