assignment 2
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ar320,assignment 2TRANSCRIPT
:عناصر الكنائس الخارجية
Apse
A semicircular recess covered with a
hemispherical vault at the east end
ArcadeA passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches
or vaults supported by columns
ArchitraveA moulded or ornamental band framing a
rectangular opening. It is the lintel or beam that rests on the capitals of the columns
BaptisteryA separate centrally-planned
structure surrounding the baptismal font
Bell tower
A tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold
bells, even if it has none
ButtressAn architectural structure built against (a
counterfort) or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall
ChapelA place of worship sometimes attached to a large church and
sometimes a stand-alone structure
Chapter houseA building or room attached to
a cathedral or monastery in which meetings are held
ChevetApses that are built as radiating chapels outside the choir aisle
Church towerA tall tower, sometimes topped
by a spire
Cloisteran enclosed space, commonly in the form of
a green square with surrounding arcades, that forms the central part of a monastery
CorbelA piece of stone jutting out of a
wall to carry any superincumbent weight
Flying buttressA type of buttress that are used to transmit the horizontal thrust of a vault across an intervening space
DomeA structural element of architecture
that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere
Facade The significant front of the
church usually on the west front but can be on the side as well
GargoyleA carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof
and away from the side of a building
Portalan important structure
An opening in the walls of a building, gate or fortification, and
especially a grand entrance to
RefectoryA dining room, especially in monasteries
:عناصر الكنيسة الداخلية
Altar railsA set of railings, sometimes
ornate and frequently of marble or wood, delimiting the chancel
AltarA structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices and votive offerings are
made for religious purposes
Aisle
A space for walking with rows of seats
on either side or with rows of seats on
one side and a wall on the other
AmbulatoryThe covered passage around a
cloister or a walkway around the apse
BaldachinA canopy of state over an altar or throne
Bayor vertical wall area
A unit defined as the zone between the outside edges of an engaged column,
pilaster, post,
CathedraThe chair or throne of a bishop.
ChantryAn institutional chapel on private land or
within a greater church, where a priest would chant masses
NaveThe central approach to the high altar
A canopy or covering supported by columns, freestanding in the
sanctuary, that covers the altar
Ciborium
High altarThe main altar of a church
ChoirThe area usually in the western part of the
chancel between the nave and the sanctuary