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| an elaborate tomb, named after the tomb of King Mausoleus |
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| the basement level of a church, originally used for burial |
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| customary or conventional; modes of conduct that are generally approved |
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| the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion |
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| the north and south arms of the Basilican church |
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| the entrance porch or chamber before the nave of a church |
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| the western arm of the Basilican church |
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| a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used esp. at the end of a choir in a church |
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| the windows placed high in a wall, generally above lower roof elements |
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| a large open courtyard, surrounded by covered galleries, which preceded the entrance to the church |
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| the sanctuary of a Greek temple |
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| a building associated with a Christian martyr |
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| the curving passageway behind the choir, often used to connect the radiating chapels |
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| a broad surrounding ditch, sometimes filled with water, constructed for defense |
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| A representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified Christian personage, traditionally used and venerated in the Eastern Church |
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| the practice of destroying images, especially those created for religious veneration |
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| the passage over the aisle in medieval churches |
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| in a basilican church, the space where transepts, nave, and choir intersect |
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| a corbelled arch used to transform a square bay into an octagon for the springing of a dome |
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| - a spherical triangle that transforms a square bay into a circle for the springing of a dome |
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| a series of arches carried on columns or piers |
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| hipped roof - Russian architecture: St. Basil's Cathedral (cupula) |
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| is the practice or belief in avoiding or shunning the graphic representation of divine beings or religious figure |
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| is a type of corbel used as a decorative device in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture |
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| the direction of Mecca, indicated in a mosque by the mihrab |
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| a niche in the qibla wall indicating the direction of Mecca |
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| in Islamic architecture, the tower associated with a mosque from which the faithful are called to prayer |
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| or Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam, a large cube building inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecc |
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| literally, “private” or “sacred” Used to describe the sanctuary in a mosque and the family living quarters in an Islamic house |
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| an open courtyard in a mosque |
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| Islamic college for theological, legal and literary studies |
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| a covered market in Islamic cities |
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| in Italy, the name given to a freestanding bell tower |
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| the tower or steeple in which bells are hung |
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| a religious institution providing living accommodations and worship space for monks |
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| a monastery governed by an abbot |
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| meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity |
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| the tower or steeple in which bells are hung |
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| in a monastery, the covered walk surrounding a quadrangular court that connects the domestic buildings and the church |
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| an assembly room in a monastery, generally located off the cloister, where the monks and abbot gathered daily for reading a chapter if the Rule by which monastic life was governed |
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| a dining room, especially in monasteries, |
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| a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing |
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| a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building |
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| small openings high in the wall to admit light and air |
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| a vault where ribs ride below and usually support the vault web |
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| is a long journey or search of great moral significance, usually of religious origin |
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| the eastern end of a Basilican church where the divine service was sung |
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| a panel, generally semicircular, over the lintel and under the arch of a doorway. Also, the central triangle of a pediment |
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| in Gothic architecture, the combination of external buttress pier and slender arch, which attaches to a wall just below the springing of the vaulting in order to resist lateral thrust |
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| the stonework divisions in Gothic windows |
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| a structural element¸ square or rectangular in plan, that supports an arch |
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| A small, relatively thin column, often used for decoration or to support an arcade |
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| The part of a buttress which rises above the point of thrust of a vault |
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| decorative bud-like protrusions on the angles of Gothic stonework, especially on spires and towers |
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| in gothic churches, the narrow passage below clerestory corresponding to the lean-to roof over the aisle |
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| figures carved on the jambs of a doorway or window |
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| is a container for relics |
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| used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery |
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| a three-lobed (foiled) pattern seen frequently in Gothic architecture |
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| a bracketed cantilever used as support for a timber roof truss |
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| upper class (land owners) |
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| is one who enters into mutual obligations with a monarch |
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| the central enclosed tower of a medieval church |
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| the outer wall of a castle, or the area within these walls |
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| a medieval new town founded both for defense and economic development if an unsettled region |
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| an open space surrounded by buildings |
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| Design of Basilica plan and Central plan churches |
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| Hypostyle & Iwan Mosque designs |
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| is a famous medieval architectural drawing of a monastic compound dating from the early 9th century |
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