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Architecture Terms and Landmarks
Parts of buildings, building styles and famous architects and landmarks.
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- ArchTermA curved structure that spans an opening
- ColumnTermA tall round support, like a pillar
- DomeTermA rounded roof like half a ball
- VaultTermAn arched ceiling or roof
- ButtressTermA support built against a wall to strengthen it
- Flying buttressTermA stone arch outside a Gothic church that braces the wall
- FacadeTermThe front face of a building
- FoundationTermThe base that supports a building
- BeamTermA horizontal support
- LintelTermA horizontal beam over a door or window
- CorniceTermA decorative strip along the top of a wall
- PedimentTermA triangle-shaped part above a doorway or columns
- SpireTermA tall pointed top of a tower
- SteepleTermA tall tower on a church with a spire
- MinaretTermA tall slender tower of a mosque
- PagodaTermA tiered tower of East Asia
- GargoyleTermA carved stone creature that drains rain from a roof
- AtriumTermA large open space inside a building, often with a glass roof
- SkyscraperTermA very tall building
- BlueprintTermA drawing plan of a building
- Doric columnTermThe simplest Greek column style, plain at the top
- Ionic columnTermGreek column with scroll shapes at the top
- Corinthian columnTermGreek column with leaves at the top
- ParthenonTermGreek temple on the Acropolis in Athens, finished in 432 BCE
- ColosseumTermRoman amphitheater in Rome opened in 80 CE
- PantheonTermRoman temple in Rome with a huge concrete dome
- AqueductTermA bridge-like structure that carries water
- Pyramids of GizaTermEgyptian royal tombs built about 4,500 years ago
- Great Wall of ChinaTermA long defensive wall built across northern China over many centuries
- Taj MahalTermWhite marble tomb in Agra, India, completed in 1653
- Hagia SophiaTermGreat domed building in Istanbul built in 537
- Notre-Dame de ParisTermGothic cathedral in Paris started in 1163
- St. Peter's BasilicaTermChurch in Vatican City with a dome designed with help from Michelangelo
- Eiffel TowerTermIron tower in Paris built for the 1889 World's Fair by Gustave Eiffel's company
- Big BenTermNickname of the great bell in the clock tower at Westminster, London
- Sagrada FamiliaTermUnfinished church in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudi
- Sydney Opera HouseTermSail-roofed arts center in Australia, opened in 1973
- Burj KhalifaTermSkyscraper in Dubai, completed in 2010
- Empire State BuildingTermNew York skyscraper completed in 1931
- Chrysler BuildingTermNew York Art Deco skyscraper from 1930
- Golden Gate BridgeTermSuspension bridge in San Francisco opened in 1937
- Brooklyn BridgeTermSuspension bridge in New York opened in 1883
- Frank Lloyd WrightTermAmerican architect who designed Fallingwater
- FallingwaterTermHouse built over a waterfall in Pennsylvania by Frank Lloyd Wright
- Zaha HadidTermIraqi-British architect who designed curving modern buildings
- I. M. PeiTermArchitect of the glass pyramid at the Louvre
- Antoni GaudiTermSpanish architect of curvy, colorful designs
- Frank GehryTermArchitect of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Christopher WrenTermEnglish architect who rebuilt St. Paul's Cathedral after the 1666 fire
- Gothic architectureTermStyle with pointed arches, tall windows and flying buttresses
- Romanesque architectureTermStyle with round arches and thick walls
- Baroque architectureTermStyle with grand curves, drama and decoration
- Neoclassical architectureTermStyle that copies ancient Greek and Roman buildings, like the US Capitol
- Art Deco architectureTermGeometric, glamorous style of the 1920s and 1930s
- ModernismTermStyle with simple shapes and little decoration, 'less is more'
- BrutalismTermStyle using raw concrete in blocky forms
- Sustainable architectureTermDesign that saves energy and protects the environment
- Green roofTermA roof covered with plants
- Mud brick (adobe)TermA building material of sun-dried clay and straw
- IglooTermA dome-shaped snow house built by Inuit people
- YurtTermA round tent house used by nomads in Central Asia
- Stilt houseTermHouse raised on poles above water or ground
- CastleTermA fortified building of medieval Europe
- MoatTermA ditch filled with water around a castle
- DrawbridgeTermA bridge that can be raised to block a castle entrance
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