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Strange Structures and Surprising Styles
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- 1. Stone spout carved as a grotesque figure, often on cathedrals
- 2. Roof style with two slopes on each side, the lower steeper than the upper
- 3. Wall painting done on fresh plaster
- 6. Support element projecting from a wall to reinforce it
- 10. Slim tower associated with Islamic mosques used for the call to prayer
- 13. Vestibule or lobby area of an early Christian church
- 14. Cornerstone that reinforces the edge of a structure
- 16. Ornamental stone openwork in Gothic windows
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- 4. Pattern or image formed by assembling small pieces of tile or glass
- 5. Slatted window or roof opening that allows ventilation but not rain
- 7. Dark volcanic rock often used as building stone in unusual formations
- 8. Beam supported only at one end, often appearing to defy gravity
- 9. Window that projects vertically from a sloping roof
- 11. Flat column attached to a wall for decorative effect
- 12. Central wedge-shaped stone locking the elements of an arch
- 15. Architecture elevated on posts or columns above ground or water
- 17. Italian term meaning five, often for a vaulted ceiling style with ribs
- 18. Palm-leaf roofing style found in Mediterranean vernacular architecture
- 19. Traditional Maltese dry stone wall, unusual in urban architecture
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