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Buttress
Tower |
A tower which flanks an arched entrance and acts,
or appears to act, as a buttress.
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Byzantine
Architecture |
The architecture of the Byzantine or Eastern
Roman Empire which developed from Early Christian and late Roman
antecedents in the 4th century flourished principally in Greece
but spread widely and lasted throughout the Middle Ages until
the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453. It is characterized
by large pendentive-supported domes, round arches and elaborate
columns richness in decorative elements, and color. The most famous
example is the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
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Calendar |
A sculptured or painted emblem atic series of
the months.
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Campanile |
A bell tower which is freestanding from its church.
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Candle Beam |
The luminous intensity of a light source, expressed
in candelas.
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Cantoria |
A church choir gallery.
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Cantilevered
Pew End |
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Capital |
The topmost member, usually decorated, of a column,
pilaster, anta. It may carry an architrave or an arcade or be
surmounted by an impost block. Typically used in classical ornamental
architecture.
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Carpet Pile |
The tufts of yarn that stand erect from the base
of the carpet and whose ends form the carpet surface.
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Cartouche |
A kind of shield-shaped ornament, often carved
in the form of an heraldic device or with lettering and enclosed
in scrolls representing rolls of paper.
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Carved Work |
In stonework, hand-cut ornamental features which
cannot be applied from a pattern.
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Catacomb |
Underground passages ways used as cemeteries,
with niches for sarcophagi or smaller ones for cinerary urns upon
which churches are sometimes built.
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Catafalque |
A catafalque is a raised bier or platform, often
movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of
the deceased during a funeral or memorial service. Catafalque
decorations are known as castrum doloris. The term originates
from the Italian catafalco, which means scaffolding. The most
notable Italian catafalque was the one designed for Michelangelo
by his fellow artists in 1564.
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Cathedra |
The bishop's throne or special chair of the stte
in a cathedral church, normally situated in the apse behind the
high altar.
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Cathedral |
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Cathedral Class |
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Ceiling Plenum |
In an air-conditioning system, the space between
a hung ceiling and the underside of a flor slabe above, where
this space is used as a plenum for return air.
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Celtic Cross |
A cross with a long vertical shaft and shor horizontal
arms, and with a circle struck from their intersection, joining
all four.
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Chancel |
The sanctuary of a church, including the choir;
reserved for the clergy.
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Chancel
Aisle |
The side aisle of a chancel in a large church;
usually passes around the apse, forming a deambulatory.
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