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(Architecture) Visual Dictionary of Architecture (28p)
(Architecture) Visual Dictionary of Architecture (28p)
CONTENTS
TRADITIONAL HOUSES 165
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES , 166
GREEK TEMPLE __ . __ .. __ __ .. __ 168
ROMAN HOUSE , __ __ __ 170
MOSQUE , , , , 172
ARCH , , , .. , , , 174
GOTHIC CATHEDRAL , , 175
VAUBAN FORTIFICATION , , ,178
CASTLE , 180
ROOFS , , , , , , .. 182
DOWNTOWN , , , , , .. 184
CROSS SECTION OF A STREET 186
CITY HOUSES , __ , 187
THEATER " " , , 188
OFFICE BUILDING , , , , 190
TRADITIONAL HOUSES
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yurt
isba
hut
tepee
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hut
pile dwelling
165
166
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IONIC ORDER
pedlment->"
enta blature - - - --
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volute --:
shaft----- -
column -----
torus --_
rrepidorna - - - --
euthynteria - - - __
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
.,-- tympanum
"
------- flute
- - -- - - - - fillet
_--- sima
---
]-------- cornice
1. frieze
, ,
, ,
\- - dentil
"- - fascia
,- - scotia
__ - - stylobate
DORIC ORDER
CORINTHIAN ORDER
''-- mutule
• - - - gutta
'-- metope vclute ->
'- - abacus
rosette- • ,
,
,,_ - echinus : :
,
" acanth us leaf -.'
"
\_ - annulet
astraqal- - - - - - flute .. tI ... ~.~
fillet - - --.--
flute -------
•• - - - arris
torus -- •
. . .
middle torus - - --
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168
GREEK TEMPLE
acroterion
timber
tympanum
, ,
pediment--_'
-,
sloping cornice - - -' __
frieze->
archltrave i >
entablature - - - - --
column--------
crepidorna
peristyl e - - "
stylobate __ /
,
euthynteria --,'
g lie
ramp
pronaos
naos
tile
- - - antefix
PLAN OF THE GREEK TEMPLE
crepldorna
opisthodcrncs --
location of the statue --
naos-------------
prona05 --
column - - - - - - - - - - - --
169
ROMAN HOUSE
tablinum
timber
fresco
,
,
, , ,
vestibule --,'
atrium __ '
impluvium ..»
, ,
bed chamber
,
shop __ :
170
/,-- peristyle
-- - _ - garden
"
' __ mosaic
,
"- - dining room
"
"-- kitchen
"
VIEW FROM ABOVE
"--latrines
garden
roof __
lrnpluvium ----
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171
MOSQUE
porch dome --,
prayer hall - -',
"
porch - -'.
service room
minaret
shady arcades
reception hall
ablutions fountain
fortified wall
courtyard
172
"'" direction of Mecca
------------ Mihrab dome
__ --------- central nave
- - - - - - Qibla wall
- - - - - - door
PLAN OF THE MOSQUE
Minbar --_
Mihrab
_- - Mihrab dome
'-- door
shady arcades - - - --
__ - - courtyard
ablutions fountain - --
-- minaret
service room - - - - -
- - - - reception hall
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173
ARCH
SEMICIRCULAR ARCH
keystone
- - spandrel
- voussotr
- springer
- extrados
- - - - lntrados
pier
TYPES OF ARCHES
equilateral
lancet
ogee
horseshoe
basket handle
stilted
Tudor
trefoil
174
GOTHIC CATHEDRAL
--- - - - - - - - bell tower
,-- rose window
,
"
"
,///- - tracery
",.-- stained glass
- --- - - -- gallery
,,- - spire
,.- - belfry
- -- - -- flying buttress
- - - - gable
order
--lintel
tympanum
"-- splay
portal
pier
"
, ,
pier
FAc;ADE
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GOTHIC CATHEDRAL
CATHEDRAL
transept spire -- - --
tower--,
flying buttress - -,_
pinnacle --.
abutment - - -
side chapel- --
crossing - --
arcade - -,'
pillar
Lady chapel--- _
PLAN OF THE CATHEDRAL
apsidiole - - - _
ambulatory - - - - - - --
----- apse
- - - - - - choi r
transept - --
--- - crossing
aisle - - _ - - _
- .. ------ nave
VAULT
traverse arch
formeret
,
,.- - keystone
- - tierceron
diagonal buttress
-,
", - - Lady cha pel
---- --- choir
177
178
VAUBAN FORTIFICATION
retrenchment
curtain
parade ground
,
, ,
scarp
bartizan
C ou n tersca rp
ground sill ,
, , . , , ,
salient angle
, , ,
guardhouse
rampart
moat
covered way
glacis
barrack buildings
battlement
embrasure
bastion
• •
"
face
flank
"
tenaille
demilune
postern
terreplein
caponiere
counterquard
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179
180
CASTLE
flanking tower --
corner tower --,
castle ---- - _
turret - - - - --
covered parapet walk --
bailey--
curtain wall - _-
corbel- --
guardhouse -
machicolation - _-
drawbridge - - --
rampart _ - --
barbican ---
footbridge. - --
MACH ICQLATIO N
merion --,
___ - - pinnacle
crenel -
-: keep
loophole
corbel
• - - - - - battlement
- - - brattice
---postern
- parapet walk
- stockade
--- - moat
''-- bartizan
"- - chemise
'---lists
181
ROOFS
monitor roof
182
flat roof
sawtooth roof
agee roof
bell roof
sloped turret
pavilion roof
dome roof
helm roof
hip-and-valley roof
conical broach roof
rotunda roof
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183
184
DOWNTOWN
park
convention center
office tower
cathedral
passenger station
median strip
square
, , , ,
,
planetarium
traffic island
boulevard
railroad
street
delivery ramp
freeway
hotel
skyscraper
restaurant
church
high-rise apartment
,
street light
,
parking lot
trade building
office building
museum
stadium
185
186
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main sewer
CROSS SECTION OF A STREET
street ligh t
· · ·
roadway
sidewalk
traffic light
, ,
center divider stri p
manhole
curb
. .
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fire hydrant
, , .
pedestrian crossing
,
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storm sewer
bus stop
, '.
barrier
bus shelter
"
electricity cable
sewer __ -»
, ,
:
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service main __ '
telephone cable
,
gas main
service main
CITY HOUSES
cottage
sinqle-family home
condominiums
semi-detached cottage
town houses
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187
THEATER
footlights
border
iron curtain
grid--.
backdrop
, .
stage curtaln
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catwalk - -'.
flies - - - - - -/-' --
batten --.
rehearsing room
scenery storage
,
slot
"
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scenery lift
, ,
stage
hoist
prompt box
, ,
orchestra pit
"
, , , ,
proscenium
,
orchestra seats
188
front light5
hall
, , , , , ,
,
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acoustic ceiling
gallery
escalator
balcony
", __ control room
,
foyer
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,
d'ressing room
STAGE
parterre
border
stage curtain
wings
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OFFICEBUI LDING
PODIUM AND BASEMENT
panoramic window _
office tower - - ---
main entrance __ ,
commercial area
public garden
street
"
bus
escalator
,
loading dock
subway
lobby
190
podium
.r : rotunda
elevator
g I as sed ro of
delivery entrance
parking