Architectural Terminology - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The exterior face of a building	Façade	87%
Type of Ancient Greek column	Doric	75%
Type of Ancient Greek column	Ionic	73%
Design made by setting small colored tiles into a surface	Mosaic	72%
Type of Ancient Greek column	Corinthian	68%
A grotesquely carved figure with an open mouth for water drainage	Gargoyle	56%
The protruding shelf above a fireplace	Mantel	48%
Sculpture carved on a surface to stand out from the background	Relief	34%
The top part of a pillar or column	Capital	27%
A structure projecting from a sloping roof usually containing a window	Dormer	24%
Series of arches supported by columns	Arcade	23%
A supporting beam across the top of a wall opening.	Lintel	23%
A round "eye shaped" roof opening	Oculus	22%
A sculptured or ornamented band in a building	Frieze	21%
Circular building or room, especially with a dome.	Rotunda	17%
Horizontal molding to protect walls from chair backs	Chair Rail	15%
Small "tooth-like" block under cornices	Dentil	15%
Vertical posts forming the sides of window or door frames	Jamb	13%
Square or rectangular column base	Plinth	11%
A projecting bracket of stone supporting an arch	Corbel	8%

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