MODINA, PATRICIA ANNE M.

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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1
1. _____________ is a vertical, decorative strips without capital and bases; they
project from, but are integral with, the fabric of the wall.
Answer: PILASTER STRIPS
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 126

2. _____________ is the platform of a Roman temple; also, a continuous base or a

pedestal of a monument or a building.
Answer: PODIUM
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 93

3. _____________ is a projecting band of masonry, usually molded, that forms part

of the framework of a ribbed vault.
Answer: RIB
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 226

4. In classical architecture, _____________ is the triangular space bounded by the

horizontal and the raking cornices of a pediment.
Answer: TYMPANUM
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 220

5. _____________ refers to the spiral scroll of a classical Ionic capital.

Answer: VOLUTE
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 351

6. _____________ is the cruciform plan of a church with four equal arms.

Answer: GREEK CROSS PLAN
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 210

7. _____________ is the cruciform plan of a church in which the arm containing the
nave is longer than the other three.
Answer: LATIN CROSS PLAN
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 306

8. _____________ is the rows of columns bearing architraves or arches that

surround the exterior of a building, or the interior of a court.
Answer: PERISTYLE
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 75
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9. _____________ is a coursed masonry with the edges of the stones slightly

recessed, their joints making a two-dimensional pattern.
Answer: DRAFTED MASONRY
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 93

10. _____________ is a support having the form of a draped female figure, used in
place of a column.
Answer: CARYATID
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 62

11. _____________ is a support having the form of a draped masculine figure, used
to support an entablature
Answer: ATLANTES
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 62

12. _____________ is a semi-circular or polygonal recess covered with a half-dome

or other vault more particularly the semi-circular termination of the choir of a
church.
Answer: APSE
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 131

13. _____________ is an ornament or statue that is placed at the corners or apex of

a pediment.
Answer: ACROTERTIUM
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 62

14. _____________ is the elaborated apsidal end of a Romanesque or Gothic

church usually at the east comprises the apse, ambulatory, and chapels.
Answer: CHEVET
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 224

15. _____________ is the canopy over an altar or tomb, usually supported columns.
Answer: CIBORIUM
Source: Key Monuments of the History of Architecture by Henry A. Millon, p 376