List of classical architecture terms
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This is a list of terms used in classical architecture.
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Building elements
- Acroterion
- Arch
- Architrave
- Capital
- Caryatid
- Cella
- Colonnade
- Column
- Cornice.
- Cupola
- Dome
- Entablature
- Epistyle - see architrave
- Frieze
- Keystone
- Naos - see cella
- Opisthodomos
- Orthostates
- Pediment
- Peristyle
- Pilaster
- Pronaos
- Prostyle
- Sima
- Stylobate
- Vault
Classical orders
- Classical orders
- Composite order
- Corinthian order
- Doric order
- Ionic order
- Tuscan order