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Curious Structures and Quirky Edifices
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Terraced pyramid-shaped ancient Mesopotamian temple
  • 2. Narrow vertical slit used as a defensive opening in walls
  • 3. Narrow, tapered architectural feature often used for drainage
  • 5. Sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support
  • 7. A projecting structure supported only at one end
  • 8. Small projecting turret or tower, often found on castles
  • 11. Windowed structure projecting from a sloped roof
  • 14. Slender tower attached to a mosque, used for calls to prayer
  • 16. A tower housing bells, commonly found in churches
  • 18. Ancient Greek public gathering space or marketplace
Down
  • 4. A whimsical ornamental building that serves no real purpose
  • 6. Decorative water spout carved in the form of a monstrous figure
  • 9. Parapet with alternating high and low sections for defense
  • 10. Platform supporting a cross or crucifix, often in churches
  • 12. Antechamber or small lobby before the main entrance
  • 13. Tall, four-sided tapering monument ending in a pyramidion
  • 15. Decorative, protruding metal detail resembling a head of a nail
  • 17. Ornamental stone openwork in windows, typical of Gothic style

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