assignment2

Page 1


‫موضوع البحث ‪ /‬عناصر الكنائس‬


Chapter house A building or room attached to a cathedral or monastery in which meetings are held

Crossing tower The tower built above the junction of the four arms of a cruciform (cross-shaped) church

Bell tower A tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none

Chapel A place of worship sometimes attached to a large church and sometimes a standalone structure

Baptistery A separate centrally-planned structure surrounding the baptismal font

Chevet Apses that are built as radiating chapels outside the choir aisle


Dome A structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere

Portal An opening in the walls of a building, gate or fortification, and especially a grand entrance to an important structure

Flèche A spire or a lead-covered timber spire that are placed on the ridges of church or cathedral roofs and are usually relatively small

Onion dome A bulbous shaped dome resembled the onion

Buttress An architectural structure built against (a counterfort) or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall

Facade The significant front of the church usually on the west front but can be on the side as well


Rood screen An ornate screen, constructed of wood, stone or wrought iron used for dividing the chancel from the nave Organ A major musical instrument in a church usually placed above entrance on the west side

High altar The main altar of a church

Vault An arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof

Narthex The entrance or lobby area, located at the end of the nave that is either an indoor area separated from the nave by a screen or rail, or an external structure such as a porch to allow space for those not eligible for admittance into the general congregation.

Labyrinth A single Eulerian path to the center sometimes laid on the floor of a large church


‫موضوع البحث ‪ /‬أفضل وسيلة لتشكيل سور المدينة‬



‫موضوع البحث ‪ /‬القبوة ( ‪) vauell‬‬



‫موضوع البحث ‪ /‬القوس المدبب‬


‫ارش في مسجد ابن طولون‬


The pendentive / ‫موضوع البحث‬



Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.