Abacus- A classical column, the stone set directly over the capital



Acanthus- Plant used as a model for decoration on corinthian and composite capitals



Acropolis- "high city" location of most imprtant temples and religious shrines



Acroterion- upright ornament places at apex and eaves of gabled roofs in Greek architecture



Agora- greek cities, the term applied to area of markets and city government. (downtown)

 



Architrave- classical architecture. the bottom portion of an entablature



Arris- Intersection of two curved surfaces, most commonly applied to the line formed when the flutes of a Doric column

         join



Base- lowest part of a column or pier, often broader than the sections above to spread the load to the foundation

 



Capital- classical Architecture, termination of a column, generally given decorative carving



Caryatid- Pier carved in the form of a standing women and used in place of a column.



Column- upright structural element consisting of a base, shaft and capital



Corinthian- order that features acanthus-leaf capitals atop a fluted shaft



Cornice- uppermost element of an entablature, which projects beyond the plane of the exterior wall; more generally, the

              overhanging molding a top any building



Dentil molding- type of cornice molding composed of rectangular blocks set in a row like teeth; hence the name



Doric- Fluted shaft, no base and an echinus molding supporting the abacus



Echinus- curved cushion-like molding that; together with the abacus, forms the capital in Doric order



Egg and Dart- egg shaped ornament alternating with a dart-shaped one



Entablature- classical architecture, horizontal elements supported by columns consisting(in ascending sequence) of the 

                    architrave, frieze and cornice



Engaged Column- column set next to a surface, not free standing



Fillet- Flat vertical face between the flutings of a column shaft



Fluting- vertical grooves incised in shaft of classical column.



Frieze- Horizontal elements above the architrave and below the cornice in an entablature 



 

Ionic- order that features volutes in the capital, the shaft is usually fluted.



Metope- an element of Doric frieze, set alternately with triglyphs Metope panels contain low relief carvings



Pediment (Parthenon reconstruction)- gable end of a temple, framed by cornices



Peristyle- colonnaded court or garden



Shaft- vertical element above the base and below the capital in an architecture order



Stoa- Linear building with one or more rows of columns. Stoas could be used for shops, meetings, or exhibitions



Stylobate- base, usually having steps, on which a colonnaded temple sits



Tholos- Dome over a circular plan building, or generally the building itself



Triglyphs- channeled block set between metopes in a doric frieze



Volute- Decorative spiral found in Ionic corinthian and composite capitals (or scroll)