Glossary

1. A canopied niche flanked by colonnettes intended as a shelter for a statue or as a shrine. 2. A door or

A structural system for supporting an acoustical ceiling; may incorporate lighting fixtures and air diffusers.

1. Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament. 2. More usually, the

1. The elevated stronghold of a Greek city, usually with the temple of the patron divinity. 2. (cap.) The Acropolis

A sharply pointed arch whose centers are farther apart than the width of the arch.

An architectural style based on the work of Robert Adam (1728 1792) and his brothers, predominant in England in the

1. A device for matching and properly connecting items, tubing, or devices (especially electric) which are of different size, operating

Said of animals or figures placed back to back in decorative sculpture.

A device used to hold a doorframe above the finished floor.