Glossary Terms
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A
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
B
Balustrade
Baptismal Font
Baptistery
Baptistry
Barrel Vault
Bas Relief
Base
Basilica (arch.)
Basilica (eccl.)
Battlement
Bay
Bell Gable
Bell Tower
Boss
Broken Pediment
Buttress
C
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)
D
Dado
Dentils
Dome
Doric Capital
Doric Column
Drum
Drum (Dome)
E
Eared Frame
Engaged Column
Entablature (Neo Classical)
Escudo
Escutcheon
Espadaña
Estipite
Estofado
Ex-Convento
F
Facade
Fluting
Flying Buttress
Foliated
Franciscan Cord
Franciscan Rope
Fresco
Friar's Cell
Frieze (Neo Classical)
G
Gothic Arch
Greek Key
Groin Vault
Grotesque
I
Impost Block
Instruments Of The Passion
Ionic Capital
Ionic Column
J
Jamb
K
Keystone
L
Lambrequin
Lantern
Lintel
Lobed Arch
Loggia
Lunette
M
Merlon
Metopes
Mixtilinear
Mudejar
N
Nave
Niche
Niche Pilaster
O
Ogee Arch
Open Chapel
Open-Air Chapel
P
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
R
Refectory
Rejoneado
Relief Sculpture
Retable
Retablo
Rib Vault
Ribs
Rose Of Lima
Rosette
Rustication
S
Salomonica
Scallop Shell
Shaft
Soffit
Solomonic Column
Spolia
Stepped Buttress
Stepped Frame
Stigmata
Strapwork
T
Tejamanil
Tequitqui Sculptural Technique
Terrace
Tetramorph
Tezontle
Tracery
Transverse Arch
Triglyph
Triumphal Arch
Tuscan Column
V
Vault
Volute
Voussoir
Z
Zapata Bracket
PORTAL
A doorway or entrance, especially one that is important.
Templo de San Cayetano, La Valenciana, Guanajuato, 18th Century
Other Parts of this Building
Facade
Portal
Choir Window
Foliated (Churrigueresque)
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