Shared Flashcard Set

Details

History
idk
44
Architecture
Undergraduate 2
10/19/2011

Additional Architecture Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Doric Order
Definition

Elements: Frieze

-column is decorated at the capital, usually elongated

Term
Ionic Order
Definition

Elements include: archirave, capital with volute

-column is decorated at the capital, usually elongated

Term
Corinthian Order
Definition
Elements include: capital, frieze
Term
Frieze
Definition
decoration aboce the column/ capital(rectangular)
Term
Pediment
Definition
decoration above the frieze (triangular)
Term
Cella
Definition
Middle of the room/temple
Term
Propylaea
Definition

is the front gate before the parthenon

-two front entrance columns are doric(fat undecorated capital)

 

Term
Temple of Athena Nike (421 BC)
Definition

Ionic ordic

has frieze

Term
Parthenon
Definition

Was rebuilt multiple times, most notable was change in placement of columns/ addition of more columns

Cella housed the statue of Athena

Term
Erechtheum
Definition

(421-406BC)

was built atop acropolis in athens

most famous part is the Caryatid porch where the colums are statues of young girls

 

Term
Flutes
Definition
the ribs on the columns
Term
Greek architecture
Definition

single building

Axis

Grid system

no thrust no vaults

optical refinements

Term
Council house
Definition

Priene Turkey

place where the boule met for politics

Term
theater of Dionysus
Definition

acropolis, athens

6-th century

Term
cities around mediterranean sea
Definition

Cities built based upon trade

 

Term
Piraeus
Definition

480 Bc

enlarement of port 493-492

city blocks all the same layout

Term
Isonomia
Definition
Equality before the law
Term
Hippodamus of miletus
Definition

5th century BC

rectangular system of streets

 

Term
Miletus
Definition
city was destroyed in Greco-Persian wa3 494 bc
Term
pompeii
Definition

middle sized city

close to rome

covered in volcanic ash

mount vesuvius

Term
Excavation of Pompeii
Definition

1863 AD

roofs collapsed from weight of ash and earth

 

Term
Atrium house
Definition

house of the tragic poet

houses used for centuries

built on x axis

atrium is the central main room

Term
Important rooms in Atrium house
Definition

atrium hall

tablinium- meeting room

triclinium- dining room

cubiculum- small room

Term
ostia
Definition

ruins of a city near Rome

 

Term
Roman Building technology
Definition

Stone

concrete

brick

Term
Concrete Ingredients
Definition

Lime

rubble

water pozzolana

 

Term
Roman Bath
Definition

public meeting place for all levels of society

near 1000 in rome

 

Term
Public Buildings
Definition

Panthean (118-26 AD)

largest dome of the time

 

Term

temple for Juno, jupiter, minerva

 

Definition
I DONT FUCKING NO I HATE THIS CLASS
Term
roman vs greek temples
Definition

romans back parts has no columns

roman stair cas in front only not on sides

Roman have x axis layout greek x,y

 

 

Term

Hadrian's Villa

 

Definition

Italy

117-134 AD

huge countryside

had a theater

Term
Hadrian
Definition

76-138

was the Caesar of Roman Empire

build Hadrians wall in scotland

Term
Triumparents Arches
Definition

important for triumphs of Roman army

built in honor of big conquests

Term
Constantine the great
Definition

272 337 AD

1 of tetrachy(4 rules of Rome)

 

Term
Hagia Sophia
Definition

(532-537AD)

church in constantinople

converted to mosque

burnt down and rebuilt 2 times

large dome top

Term
Centrally planned churches
Definition

Timeline

8BC until AD

 

Term
St Sergius and Bacchus
Definition

527-536AD

Constantinople Turkey

cloister vault are barrel vaules coming together to form

Term
Chora church
Definition

1269-1332 AD

Constantinople turkey

multi colored marble interior

wasnt a church or mosque

Term
Mosque
Definition

610 AD appearance of the angel Gabriel to mohammad

Spread is Islam to middle east

 

Term

Palatine Chapel (792-805)

Germany

atrium chapel hall

Definition

(792-805)

Germany

atrium chapel hall

Term
St. Sergius and Bacchus
Definition

527-536Ad

Turkey

interior arches and coloums supporting dome are different sizes lengths and weight

Term

san vitale

 

Definition

(530-547) AD

Italy

columns behind interior arches supporting dome

Supporting users have an ad free experience!