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Metope
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The square space between two triglyphs in the frieze of a Doric order; it may be carved or be left plain.
Minaret
Construction; Architecture
A tall, usually slender tower or turret connected with a mosque. From a balcony on the minaret the muzzin calls people to prayer.
Onion dome
Construction; Architecture
A pointed, bulbous dome common in Russia, Eastern European, and Islamic architecture.
Palazzo
Construction; Architecture
A fortress-like, three-storied home during the Italian Renaissance, usually featuring a rusticated stone exterior.
Pendentive
Construction; Architecture
A concave spandrel leading from the angle of two walls to the base of a circular dome; the structural means of support for a circular dome to rest on a square dome, a common Byzantine architecture.
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