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G L O S S A R Y (LITERATURE (Poetry: Its the manifestation of feelings…
G L O S S A R Y
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ARCHITECTURE
Brace: A reinforcing and/or stabilizing element of an architectural frame. 
Balustrade: A railing consisting of a row of balusters supporting a rail.
Classical architecture: Architecture modeled after the buildings of ancient Greece and Rome.
Classical figurative statuary: Statues of men and women dressed in ancient Grecian or Roman attire.
Arch: A curved or pointed structural element that is supported at its sides.
Column: A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital on top of the shaft. Columns may be plain or ornamental.
Cornice: A crowning projection at a roof line, often with molding or other classical detail.
Balcony: A platform that projects from the wall of a building, and which is enclosed on its outer three sides by a balustrade, railing, or parapet.
Cupola: A small dome, or hexagonal or octagonal tower, located at the top of a building. A cupola is sometimes topped with a lantern. A belvedere is a square-shaped cupola.
Curlicue: A spiral or looping line.
Fluting: Shallow, vertical grooves in the shaft of a column or pilaster.
Frieze: A band of richly sculpted ornamentation on a building.
Grilles: Ventilation panels, often highly decorative.
Half-timbering: A timber framework of Medieval European derivative whose timbers are in-filled with masonry or plaster.
Palazzo: The Italian word for “palace.”
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