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| Capitol of Makkah Providence in Saudi Arabia |
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| Avoidance of figural imagery |
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| A recess or niche that distinguishes the wall towards Mecca in a Mosque |
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| A stone slab placed vertically and decorated with reliefs or inscriptions. Used as a grave marker or memorial |
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| Ancient sport with rubber balls and goals with ritual associations like human sacrifice |
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| European art done in ancient Roman style |
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| Christian journey of spiritual significance |
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| In Classical architecture, vertical panel of pediment. |
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| Venerated object associated with Saints or martyrs |
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| Latin for "hide from a striped animal"; terms used for older fragments of archetecture reused |
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| relief sculpture depicting scenes from Roman hisotry |
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| In Buddhist architecture, bell shaped or pyramidal religious monument made of piled earth or stone; contains relics |
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| concept of axis of the world which marks sacred sites a denotes link between human and celestial realms |
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| study of humanities, historical, religious |
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| Female nature spirit acting as agents of the Hindu Gods, often found sculpted on temples and other sacred places |
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| image representing sacred figure or event in Byzantine and Orthodox church; venerated by faithful who believed they had miraculous powers to transmit messages to God |
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| Large semicircular or polygonal niche protruding from wall end of building, in Christian church contains altar |
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| Walkway around apse in basilican church |
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| Second rite of Christian church; from Greek word for thanksgiving. Based upon Last Supper Bread Wine "becomes" Body and blood (Christian) or symbolize it (Protestant) |
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| Entrance porch of a church |
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| Charles the Great, founder or Carolingian empire, united most of western Europe for first time since Roman empire |
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| Revival of Roman Empire (Renevatio Romani Imperii) |
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| Charlamange's Carolingian Empire |
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| Wall painting technique involving pigment mixed with water on thin layer of fresh wet limes mortar. Durable but must be done quickly with no mistakes |
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| Style in which artists are concerned with describing exterior likeness of object or person; renders visible details in fine meticulous manner |
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| Italian term meaning "set against", used to describe pose that results from setting body parts in opposition to each other around a central axis |
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| central space of basillica two or three stories high, flanked by aisles |
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| form of buttressing; not in contact with wall to floor so lateral forces transmit across intervening space |
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| topmost zone of wall with windows in basillica extending above aile roofs, provides light into nave |
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| Arm of cruciform church perpendicular to nave |
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| grand entrance or gate to important public building often decorated with sculpture |
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| vertical element found on both sides of opening in a wall supporting an arch or lintel |
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| last Franking statesman, first major patron of Gothic architecture |
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| Decoration of interwoven animals or serpents |
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| ancient metalwork decoration technique |
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| glassworking technique in which produces distinctive patterns on glassware. |
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