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Acropolis
The citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city.
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Aqueduct
Man made channels to bring water to cities.
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Arcade
A series of arches supported on piers or columns.
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Basilica
A large oblong building used as a hall ofjustice and public meeting place.
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Capital
The city or town that is the official seat of government
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Caryatids
A sculptured female figure used as a column.
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Colonnade
A series of regularly spaced columns supportingan entablature and usually one side of a roof.
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Contrapposto
When statues put all their weight onto one leg.
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Effigy
a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on amonument.
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Entablature
The entire construction of a classical temple
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Free Standing
Standing alone.
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Fresco
Technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground upin water or a limewater mixture.
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Frieze
Any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of aninterior wall, a piece of furniture, etc.
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Helenistic
Characterized by deviations of various sorts from theproportions and arrangements of the mature Greek orders
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In Situ
Situated in the original, natural, or existing place orposition.
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Loggia
A gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
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Lost Wax
The process by which a metal sculpture is cast from an artist's sculpture.
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Process
A systematic series of actions directed to some end.
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Metope
Any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, betweentriglyphs in the Doric frieze.
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Mosaic
A picture or decoration made of small, usually coloredpieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
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Mythological
Of or pertaining to mythology.
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Niche
an ornamental recess in a wall
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Order
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
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Pediment
A major division of a façade.
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Sarcophagus
A stone coffin.
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Volutes
A spiral or twisted formation or object.
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