Glossary Terms
- Acanthus
- Ahuehuete
- Aisle
- Alfarje
- Alfiz
- Altar
- Amatl (nahuatl)
- Arabesque
- Arcade
- Arch
- Architrave (Neo Classical)
- Archivolt
- Arma Christi
- Artesonado Ceiling
- Ashlar
- Atlas
- Atrium
- Atrium Cross
- Augustinian Tasseled Hat
- Azulejos
- Balustrade
- Baptismal Font
- Baptistery
- Baptistry
- Barrel Vault
- Bas Relief
- Base
- Basilica (arch.)
- Basilica (eccl.)
- Battlement
- Bay
- Bell Gable
- Bell Tower
- Boss
- Broken Pediment
- Buttress
- Camarin
- Cantera Rosada
- Capilla de Indios
- Capital
- Cartouche
- Caryatid
- Cathedral
- Choir Loft
- Choir Window
- Churrigueresque
- Clerestory
- Cloister (Augustinian)
- Cloister Walk
- Coffer
- Colonnade
- Column
- Convento
- Corbel
- Corinthian Capital
- Corinthian Column
- Cornice
- Crenel
- Cupola
- Cupola (interior)
- Dado
- Dentils
- Dome
- Doric Capital
- Doric Column
- Drum
- Drum (Dome)
- Eared Frame
- Engaged Column
- Entablature (Neo Classical)
- Escudo
- Escutcheon
- Espadaña
- Estipite
- Estofado
- Ex-Convento
- Facade
- Fluting
- Flying Buttress
- Foliated
- Franciscan Cord
- Franciscan Rope
- Fresco
- Friar's Cell
- Frieze (Neo Classical)
- Gothic Arch
- Greek Key
- Groin Vault
- Grotesque
- Impost Block
- Instruments Of The Passion
- Ionic Capital
- Ionic Column
- Jamb
- Keystone
- Lambrequin
- Lantern
- Lintel
- Lobed Arch
- Loggia
- Lunette
- Merlon
- Metopes
- Mixtilinear
- Mudejar
- Nave
- Niche
- Niche Pilaster
- Ogee Arch
- Open Chapel
- Open-Air Chapel
- Papal Coat Of Arms
- Papel amate (Spanish)
- Pediment
- Pendentive
- Pier (Composite)
- Pier (Rectangular)
- Pierced Merlons
- Pilaster
- Pinjante
- Plateresque
- Pointed Arch
- Polychrome
- Portal
- Porteria
- Portico
- Posa Chapel
- Pulpit
- Purista
- Pyramidal Roof
- Refectory
- Rejoneado
- Relief Sculpture
- Retable
- Retablo
- Rib Vault
- Ribs
- Rose Of Lima
- Rosette
- Rustication
- Salomonica
- Scallop Shell
- Shaft
- Soffit
- Solomonic Column
- Spolia
- Stepped Buttress
- Stepped Frame
- Stigmata
- Strapwork
- Tejamanil
- Tequitqui Sculptural Technique
- Terrace
- Tetramorph
- Tezontle
- Tracery
- Transverse Arch
- Triglyph
- Triumphal Arch
- Tuscan Column
- Vault
- Volute
- Voussoir
- Zapata Bracket
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