Art&Architecture4a Crossword
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1) In a church, the central space where the congregation attends.2) On Gothic cathedrals, a sculpture of a frightening creature, whose
open mouth sometimes acts as a rainspout.3) A terraced pyramid.5) The central, highest stone in an arch.7) Resting on the capitals, the upper section of a classical building.8) A person highly skilled in mechanical drawing.9) The crowning projection on an entablature.11) A splayed aperture in a wall that frames a window or doorway.15) The embankment surrounding a fort.17) A scale drawing of the front, side, or rear of a building.21) An arched roof made of a masonry material. |
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4) The long, pointed, topmost part rising from a tower, turret, or roof.6) A hemispherical ceiling over a building.10) Indiscriminate demolition of towns’ and cities’ buildings.12) In the floor plan of a medieval church, the cross aisle between the
apse and the nave.13) A strong grating that slid in the grooves of a gateway, especially of a
medieval castle.14) A principle of design referring to a structure’s equilibrium between
opposing elements, for example, between unity and variety.16) An architect’s most useful tool, for ruling parallel lines.18) An open public place in a town or
city, especially in Italy.19) A tower atop a church.20) The overhanging lower edge of a roof.22) The stonework that helps support the stained glass of a window.23) Along the front of a fortification, a defensive wall of earth or stone.24) The length of a bridge across a waterway. |
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