Art & Architecture flash cards 0.0 / 5 ? Classical CivilizationTemple Architecture ASAQA Created by: ehollisCreated on: 20-02-14 15:47 Cella/naos the enclosed chamber of a temple 1 of 20 capital the unit at the top of a column which consists of the echinus and abacus 2 of 20 cornice the upper part of the entablature, the edge of the roof. 3 of 20 mutule the short ***** above the triglyph from which guttae hang 4 of 20 echinus the lower part of the capital; earlier like a pancake but later developed at a sharp angle 5 of 20 Flute vertical channels in the shaft of a column, in DORIC they go right to the top,in IONIC they close in a curve near the top. 6 of 20 Shaft length of the column above the base and below the capital 7 of 20 taenia continuous ***** below the triglyphs and metopes 8 of 20 opisthodomos the porch at the back of a Greek temple 9 of 20 arris point between flutes, in Doric pointed, in Ionic a smooth band 10 of 20 distyle in antis the arrangement of a porch where two columns appear between the antae 11 of 20 abacus square block of stone above the echinus 12 of 20 metope the square panels between triglyphs usually containing sculpture. 13 of 20 antae the short walls that extend and form the porches of the temple 14 of 20 entablature structure carried by the columns which is made up of three parts; the architrave, frieze and cornice 15 of 20 raking cornice edge of the roof slanting upwards to the apex 16 of 20 pronaos the porch in front of the cella/naos 17 of 20 architrave the series of beams supported by the columns 18 of 20 stylobate the top step therefore the floor of the temple 19 of 20 pediment the gable/ triangular area below the rood, usually filled with sculpture 20 of 20
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