Forgotten Renaissance Architectural Forms
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Explore the hidden and vanished architectural styles that shaped Renaissance design yet faded from history in this challenging crossword.
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Forgotten Renaissance Architectural Forms
Explore the intriguing and lesser-known architectural styles that shaped the Renaissance era but have faded into obscurity.
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- 1. Row of small columns topped by a rail, often on balconies
- 2. Rough stonework often found adorning Renaissance palaces
- 4. Artistic style blending renaissance harmony with exaggerated proportions
- 9. Open-sided gallery or corridor with arches, often outdoors
- 12. Italian truss system used to roof Renaissance buildings
- 14. Technique involving soft, blurred architectural edges typical in frescoes
- 15. Ornamental molding along the top edge of buildings
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- 3. Upper wall section with windows to admit light into interiors
- 5. Gray sandstone used prominently in Florence Renaissance architecture
- 6. Horizontal structure supported by columns in classical architecture
- 7. Ornamental stone openwork seen in windows or facades
- 8. Intersection of two barrel vaults creating a crisscross ceiling
- 10. Style inspired by Andrea Palladio’s classical temple designs
- 11. Freestanding bell tower typical of Italian Renaissance churches
- 13. Type of rough-hewn masonry characteristic of early Renaissance
- 16. Decorative horizontal band on a wall or above a door
- 17. Horizontal beam used in scaffolding during Renaissance construction
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