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Papyriform |
A capital of an Egyptian column having the form
of a cluster of papyrus flowers.
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Paradise |
The court of the atrium in front of a church.
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Parish |
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Parish House |
A building for the secular activities of a parish.
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Parlatory |
A room in a monastery where visitors may be received.
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Parsonage |
The residence of a parson or minister, provided
by the church and often build next to the church complex.
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Parthenon |
The room behind the cella in the great temple
of Athena Parthenos on the Athenian Acropolis, but more commonly
the name of the entire temple.
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Pastophorium |
In the early church, one of the two apartments
at the sides of the bema or sanctuary; this arrangement has been
retained in many modern Greek Orthodox Churches.
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Pater |
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Pedestal |
A support for a column, statue, urn consisting
in classical architecture of a base, dado or die and cornice,
surbase.
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Pediment |
In classical architecture, the triangular gable
end of the roof above the horizontal cornice, often filled with
sculpture. In later work, a surface used ornamentally over doors
or windows; usually triangular but may be curved.
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Pendant |
A suspended feature or hanging ornament used
in the vaults and timber roofs of Gothic architecture.
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Pendant Light
Fixture |
A light which is suspended from overhead by means
of the flexible cord carrying the current or otherwise.
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Pendentive |
A method of architecture design which a permits
a circular or polygonal storey (dome) to be built over a square
shape.
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Pentacle |
In Gothic tracery a five-pointed star motif with
a pentagon in the center.
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Pentastyle |
A portico or temple front having five columns.
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Peribolos |
A wall enclosing a sacred area such as a temple
or church grounds.
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Perpendicular
Style |
The last and longest phase of Gothic architecture
in England circa 1350- 1550 following upon the decorated style
and eventually succeeded by Elizabethan architecture. Characterized
by vertical emphasis in structure and frequently elaborate fan
vaults. In final development 1485-1547 is often referred to as
to Tudor architecture.
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Pertica |
In medieval churches, a beam behind the altar
from which relics were suspended on festival days.
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Pew |
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