Art&Architecture4a Crossword
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1) The stonework that helps support the stained glass of a window.2) A splayed aperture in a wall that frames a window or doorway.4) Resting on the capitals, the upper section of a classical building.5) The crowning projection on an entablature.6) The central, highest stone in an arch.11) The length of a bridge across a waterway.12) A scale drawing of the front, side, or rear of a building.15) A tower atop a church.16) A principle of design referring to a structure’s equilibrium between
opposing elements, for example, between unity and variety.17) The overhanging lower edge of a roof.20) The embankment surrounding a fort.22) An open public place in a town or
city, especially in Italy. |
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3) On Gothic cathedrals, a sculpture of a frightening creature, whose
open mouth sometimes acts as a rainspout.7) A person highly skilled in mechanical drawing.8) A terraced pyramid.9) An architect’s most useful tool, for ruling parallel lines.10) In a church, the central space where the congregation attends.13) A strong grating that slid in the grooves of a gateway, especially of a
medieval castle.14) In the floor plan of a medieval church, the cross aisle between the
apse and the nave.18) An arched roof made of a masonry material.19) Indiscriminate demolition of towns’ and cities’ buildings.21) The long, pointed, topmost part rising from a tower, turret, or roof.22) Along the front of a fortification, a defensive wall of earth or stone.23) A hemispherical ceiling over a building. |
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