Understanding Terminology That Describes Classical Architecture

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1

What is the name for the specific type of high tower found on a mosque, particularly a mosque from the Middle Ages?

2

The three orders of classical Greek architecture that are still found in architecture today are ________________.

3

A statue of a small grotesque figure that adorns a gothic building is called __________.

4

In an arch, the central piece of masonry that allows all the pressure to be placed throughout the arch is called __________.

5

Flying buttresses were a common feature of church architecture in which style?

6

What is the key feature of Russian church architecture?

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