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I love you
And I am so completely in love with you TERM 2
capital
DEFINITION 2 the sculpted block that tops a column Doric order has flared column Ionic order has curled volute capital Corinthian order has a leaf and floral capital TERM 3
cella
DEFINITION 3 the inner room of a Greek temple where the cult statue of the god or goddess was usually housed, usually only the priest was allowed in this space TERM 4
Corinthian order
DEFINITION 4 the most ornate of the orders, the Corinthian includes: a base fluted column volute capital decorated with acanthus leaf carvings frieze entablature TERM 5
Doric Order
DEFINITION 5 this is the less ornate of the orders the columns may be smooth or fluted no base flared capital entablature made of triglyphs and metope
Ionic Order
fluted column with base entablature has three panels and moldings, and elaborate friezes (middle) TERM 7
Entablature
DEFINITION 7 in the classical orders, this is the horizontal element (i.e. the lintel) above the columns (post) TERM 8
Frieze
DEFINITION 8 The frieze is the wide, middle section of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs as in the Corinthian order TERM 9
Pediments
DEFINITION 9 Classical architectural element consisting of a triangular gable found over major architectural elements such as windows and doors, typically supported by columns.Examples of pediment sculptures include the Dying Warriors from the Temple of Aphaia (500 BCE Archaic Period) TERM 10
Peristyle
DEFINITION 10 a surrounding colonnade, a peristyle building is surrounded on the exterior by a row of columns, supporting a straight lintel (in this case the entablature and gable)
