Thursday, January 28, 2016

Entry 2: Art and Architecture


1.  Pediment: The triangle at the top of the columns
2.  Base: Where the columns touch the ground
3. Colonnade: The series of supporting lintels 



4. Shaft: The long cylinder part of the column 
5. Capital: The design at the top of the shaft 
6. Entablature: Located in between the capital and the pediment


7. Arch: Made of wedge-shaped stones to reach new heights 

                                                       

8. Domes: Many at the top of the building. Half circle with a hole in the middle
9. Drums: What the Dome sits one


10.  Post and Lentils: Two upright posts with a beam on top  



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