tech history

Question 1

In greek architecture what was the goal of the chief architect?

Answer 1

Figure out what form was right for their temples
Selected the stone
§ Oversaw its extraction
§ Supervised the craftsmen who shaped and honed the stone

Question 2

What was greek architecture for?

Answer 2

The gods

Question 3

Main features of Greek architecture

Answer 3

-Use of Ratios and proportions(math)
-inspiration from Asia Minor, Sicily, Egypt
-within cities

Question 4

two big developments in greek

Answer 4

terracotta tiles and replacing stone with wood

Question 5

5 Orders In Architecture:

Answer 5

1) Doric
2) Ionic
3) Corinthian
4) Tuscan
5) Composite

Question 6

doric

Answer 6

bland, lines going around and up to make grid

Question 7

ionic

Answer 7

volutes: greek looking swirl embellishments and grooves going from top to bottom

Question 8

corinthian

Answer 8

leaf embellishments

Question 9

tuscan

Answer 9

unfluted, unembellished go girl give us nothing

Question 10

composite

Answer 10

combination of two column styles

Question 11

capital

Answer 11

top of a column

Question 12

abacus

Answer 12

square block on top of column

Question 13

echinus

Answer 13

under abacus

Question 14

astragal

Answer 14

rims around shaft under echinus

Question 15

flutes

Answer 15

grooves going down column

Question 16

shaft

Answer 16

long part of column

Question 17

volutes

Answer 17

swirl embellishments

Question 18

Entablature

Answer 18

Horizontal support on a classical building supported by columns

Question 19

architrave

Answer 19

main beam resting on columns, lower third of the entablature

Question 20

Frieze

Answer 20

a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling

Question 21

triglyph

Answer 21

a tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves. Triglyphs alternate with metopes.

Question 22

Metope

Answer 22

rectangular architectural element that fills the space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze

Question 23

cornice

Answer 23

to the upper moulding of the Entablature

Question 24

pediment

Answer 24

the triangular upper part of the front of a building

Question 25

Stereobate

Answer 25

The visible base of the building; the lower steps

Question 26

stylobate

Answer 26

The top step, which the columns rest upon

Question 27

Antefixes

Answer 27

vertical blocks which terminate and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof

Question 28

Acroterion

Answer 28

an architectural ornament placed on a flat pedestal (plinth) and mounted at the apex or corner of the pediment of a building

Question 29

column material

Answer 29

Limestone (or Tufa) § Marble § Wood (In the was-before)

Question 30

Tuscan

Answer 30

unfluted, simple entablature go girl give us nothing

Question 31

composite

Answer 31

mix of ionic and corinthian

Question 32

arcades

Answer 32

series of arches

Question 33

Barrel Vaults

Answer 33

A tunnel caused by the extrusion of a curve

Question 34

Groin Vaults

Answer 34

* Much more structurally sound than barrel vaults, and use less materials * Groin refers to the edge at the intersections of the vaults

Question 35

Persian columns

Answer 35

Carved with animals on its capital and complicated design all the way down the shaft