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| an oval or round structure having tiers of seats rising gradually outward from an open space or arena at the center |
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| the lowermost part of an entablature, resting directly on top of a column in classical architecture |
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| an oblong building in ancient architecture with a semicircular apse at one end, used as a court or place of assembly |
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| a decorative sunken panel in a soffit, ceiling, dome, or vault |
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| a concave roof or vault, usually hemispherical of elliptical, on a circular or polygonal base |
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| writing, printing, carving, or engraving (words or letters) on or in a surface |
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| the principle hall of a Mycenaean palace |
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| a round window or opening |
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| a wide, triangular, low-pitched gable above the entablature of a building in Classical architecture, esp. Greek. |
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| a rectangular column with a capital and base, set into a wall as an ornamental motif |
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| a porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building |
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| a circular building or hall, esp. one with a dome |
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| a concave roof or vault, usually hemispherical or elliptical, on a circular or polygonal base, with steps on the exterior |
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| a case or box on a chuch alter containing the consecrated host and wine of the Eucharist |
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| a small ornamented tower or tower-shaped projection on a building |
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| the recessed, ornamental space or panel enclosed by the cornices of a triangular pediment |
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| an arched structure, usually of stone, brick, or concrete, forming a ceiling or roof |
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| a continuous vault of a semicircular or pointed section, also called a wagon or tunnel vault |
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| a vault formed by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults |
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| a rail and the row of posts that support it, as along the edge of a staircase. |
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| of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a style in the art and architecture developed in Europe from about 1550 to 1700 and typified by elaborate and ornate scrolls, curves, and other symmetrical ornamentation. |
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| a bell tower, esp. one attached to a building. The part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung. |
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| a window (opening in wall or roof), with a wall behind or within it to obscure view or access. Usually a decorative feature to maintain symmetry |
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| a series of columns placed at regular intervals, supporting an entablature or arches |
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| having a common center, esp. circles around the same point |
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| two columns linked or mounted together |
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| the figure of the moon as it appears in its first quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points |
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| the interior upper surface of a room decorated with concave moldings or curved surfaces forming junctions between a ceiling and a wall |
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| a domed roof or ceiling, usually in miniature, with a lantern on top and surmounting a roof |
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| a structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall or support or reinforcement that is formed in the shape of a line that deviates from straightness in a smooth continuous fashion |
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