1. Key Terms

2. Ambulatory
A passageway around the apse of the church

3. Apse
The end point of a church where the altar is

4. Arcade
A series of arches supported by columns.

5. Archivolt
A series of concentric molding around the arch.

6. Axial Plan
Basilica Plan, Longitudinal Plan A Church with along nave where the focus on the apse

7. Baptistery
A building or part of a church used for baptism.

8. Bay
A unit of interior space in a building, marked off by architectural divisions.

9. campanile:
Italian name for a bell tower, usually one that is detached from the main building.

10. Cathedral
The principal church of diocese where the bishop sits

11. Clerestory
An upper story of a building with windows above adjacent roofs.

12. Embroidery
A woven product in which the design is stitched.

13. Jamb
A vertical element of a doorway or window frame

14. Narthex
A low projection at the western end of a church, like a porch.

15. Portal
any doorway or entrance but especially one that is large and imposing.

16. Reliquary
A container for relics.

17. Rib Vault
masonry vault with a relatively thin web and set within a framework of ribs.

18. Tapestry
A woven product in which the deign and the backing are produced a the same time on a loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth.

19. Transept
An aisle in a church in perpendicular to the nave

20. Triforium
2nd story of the church

21. Trumeau
A central Pillar pr the portal that is stabilizes the structure

22. Tympanum
A rounded sculpture place over the portal of a medieval church

23. Voussoir
One of the wedge-shaped stones used in constructing an arch.