Exam 3- Vocab Flashcards
(34 cards)
The leaves that decorate the capitals on Greek columns
Acanthus Leaves
The act that allows the president to declare land as monuments if they have an important historical or scientific importance
Antiquities Act
The first horizontal band above the columns in a Greek temple
Architrave
The canopy that marks the place in St. Peter’s where St. Peter’s bones are believed to be buried
Baldachino
The structural system that is not supported on one edge
Cantilever
The part at the top of the column that splats out for support
Capital
Type of Greek column, the tallest, volumes are in corners with Acanthus leaves decorating capital
Corinthian
Column in the shape of a woman
Caryatid
Procession travels through this to get to the temple with temples along the way
Causeway
The corner of the pediment and the frieze on a Greek temple
Cornice
Small pieces of architecture in landscapes that aren’t meant to be occupied
Folly
The fireplaces in a house, a lot of the time they are the center of the house
Hearth
When the physical body doesn’t occupy the landscape
Karen Sansui
The decorative triangle above the entrance on pagan temples
Pediment
When a landscape is based off of a painting
Picturesque
The first revisitation the Greek and roman architecture and ideas
Renaissance
The rough surfaces of stones normally seen on the bottom floor of Palazzos
Rustication
Princess Laia buns on Greek columns
Volutes
After formal education, the rich would do this and visit Greek and Roman significant sites
Grand Tour
The spacing between columns
Intercolumniation
The part of the façade of Geek temples where the columns are located
Shaft
Small parks in New York City
Vestpocket Parks
Small pockets of outdoor places located throughout the city
Greens
The thinner, taller, more femine Greek columns
Ionic
