Forgotten Renaissance Architectural Forms
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Explore the intriguing and lesser-known architectural styles that shaped the Renaissance era but have faded into obscurity.
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Forgotten Renaissance Architectural Forms
Explore the hidden and vanished architectural styles that shaped Renaissance design yet faded from history in this challenging crossword.
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- 1. Window or arch design with a central arched opening flanked by rectangular ones
- 2. Term referring to 1500s Italian Renaissance art and architecture period
- 4. Rough-hewn masonry style used on Renaissance building exteriors
- 6. Post-and-lintel construction system revived in Renaissance architecture
- 7. Sunken panel decoration in ceilings and vaults during the Renaissance
- 10. Freestanding bell tower associated with Renaissance churches
- 14. Decorative architectural detailing common in Renaissance façades
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- 3. Technique of rough-texturing stone blocks used in Renaissance palaces
- 5. Variant term for textured stonework giving a rugged Renaissance facade
- 8. Covered exterior gallery or corridor typical in Renaissance palaces
- 9. Triangular gable found above the entablature of classical Renaissance buildings
- 11. Late Renaissance style known for exaggerated proportions and unconventional grace
- 12. Style inspired by Andrea Palladio’s classical Roman architecture
- 13. Decorative plaster technique scratched through to reveal layers beneath
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