Architecture
Anathyrosis
Anathyrosis is the technical word for the ancient method of dressing the joints of stone blocks in dry stone construction,…
Ambulacrum
An ambulacrum is an architectural term for the atrium, courtyard, or parvise in front of a basilica that is surrounded…
Amalaka
An amalaka, is a segmented or notched stone disk, usually with ridges on the rim, that sits on the top…
Alure
An alure (O. Fr., from aller, "to walk") or allure is an architectural term for an alley, passage, the water-way…
Alcove in architecture
In architecture, an alcove is a recessed area open from a larger room but enclosed by walls, pillars, or other…
Aisle
An aisle is, in general (common), a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows…
Aedicula
In ancient Roman religion, an aedicula (plural aediculae) is a small shrine. The word aedicula is the diminutive of the…
Expressionist architecture
Expressionist architecture is an architectural movement in Europe during the first decades of the 20th century in parallel with the…
Edwardian architecture
Edwardian architecture is an architectural style popular during the reign of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1901 to…
Dutch Brick modernism
Dutch brick is a type of brick made in the Netherlands, or similar brick, and an architectural style of building…