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Gothic Spires and Byzantine Vaults
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. European whimsy dressed in fanciful East Asian motifs
  • 2. Raw concrete style that bares its bones unapologetically
  • 3. Forest of columns beneath flat roofs in antiquity
  • 4. Artful layering of baked clay tales in walls
  • 5. Imperial Indian style blending Persian and indigenous lines
  • 6. Tiny tesserae arranged for vast Byzantine splendor
  • 7. Ornamentation with leaf-like curls in medieval vaults
  • 11. Roman meeting hall evolved into sacred longitudinal space
  • 13. Delicate stone lacework framing light through stained glass
  • 16. Sturdy column with no base, harsh yet noble
Down
  • 8. Supportive corner niche transforming square to dome
  • 9. Radiating ribs resembling spread fans in medieval ceilings
  • 10. Deceptive painting tricking eyes with architectural detail
  • 12. Projecting beam balanced with opposite weight’s subtlety
  • 14. Double-sloped roof hides upper chambers secretly
  • 15. Hanging structure reimagined from early Roman ingenuity
  • 17. Rock-hewn churches carved into Ethiopia’s ancient cliffs
  • 18. Delicate curves and playful opulence of late Baroque

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