Statistics for Architectural Terminology

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  • This quiz has been taken 583 times
    (455 since last reset)
  • The average score is 7 of 20

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
The exterior face of a buildingFaçade
88%
Type of Ancient Greek columnDoric
74%
Type of Ancient Greek columnIonic
73%
Design made by setting small colored tiles into a surfaceMosaic
72%
Type of Ancient Greek columnCorinthian
67%
A grotesquely carved figure with an open mouth for water drainageGargoyle
56%
The protruding shelf above a fireplaceMantel
49%
Sculpture carved on a surface to stand out from the backgroundRelief
33%
The top part of a pillar or columnCapital
27%
A structure projecting from a sloping roof usually containing a windowDormer
24%
Series of arches supported by columnsArcade
23%
A supporting beam across the top of a wall opening.Lintel
23%
A round "eye shaped" roof openingOculus
22%
A sculptured or ornamented band in a buildingFrieze
21%
Circular building or room, especially with a dome.Rotunda
16%
Horizontal molding to protect walls from chair backsChair Rail
15%
Small "tooth-like" block under cornicesDentil
15%
Vertical posts forming the sides of window or door framesJamb
13%
Square or rectangular column basePlinth
11%
A projecting bracket of stone supporting an archCorbel
8%

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