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| [image]an upright structural member; a column |
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| a plastic building material consisting of sand, water, cement, and aggregate, which hardens to a stone-like consistency |
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| a horizontal element that carries structural loads between upright supports |
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| any horizontal member that spans an opening[image] |
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| [image]a curved element that spans an opening and supports the structural loads above it |
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masonry that projects slightly from a wall and serves as support
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| a beam firmly anchored on one end and unsupported at the other end |
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| the edge of the roof plane that projects over the exterior wall of the building[image] |
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an arched ceiling or roof of brick or stone
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a two-centered arch, pointed at its apex
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a structural frame composed of relatively short elements, typically configured into triangles, used to form a bridge or span a roof
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ceiling recesses set in a geometric pattern
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great stone; large stones or boulders used in prehistoric architecture
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an opening above above a door for light and/ or ventilation
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two upright stones supporting a lintel stone
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a usually wooden knob or tongue prepared for insertion into a mortise
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a rectangular opening, or socket, prepared to receive a tenon, usually in wooden construction
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masonry reinforcement applied to a wall to provide additional strength
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literally "high city". In Greek city-states, it was the location of the most important temples and religious shrines
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the exterior elevation of a building
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a rectangular column, engaged in a wall, which is sometimes articulated as an order
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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 of colored glass or stone that form designs
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a stepped pyramid form used in ancient Mesopotamia as the platform for a religious building
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a large hall composed of many columns placed close together to support the roof
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| in classical architecture, the termination of a column, generally given decorative carving[image] |
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a stone monolith, square in plan, with sides tapering toward a pyramidal top
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an Egyptian tomb with a flat top and sloping sides, built over a grave shaft
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in Egyptian tombs, an above-ground chamber where offerings to the deceased were placed
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a mainly quartz and sand (non-clay, glazed, ceramic material, usually light blue-green in color with subtle surface variations
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a structural element, square or rectangular in plan, that supports an arch
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windows placed high in a wall, generally above lower roof elements
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| a mythological creature with the body of a lion and a male human head[image] |
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a line at the end of which movement terminates at a significant feature and thereby divides a composition into two equal parts
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a linear series of columns with an entablature
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a colonnaded porch
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a massive entrance to an Egyptian temple, with sloping walls and a central opening
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