ARCHITECTURAL TERMS 2

CURTAIN WALL
A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a
building in which the outer walls are non-
structural, but merely keep out the weather.

DADO
The lower portion of the wall of a room,
decorated differently from the upper section

DOME
A dome is a structural element
of architecture that resembles the hollow upper
half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various
materials have a long architectural lineage
extending into prehistory.

DORMER WINDOW
Extension built out from a sloping roof to
accommodate a vertical window

EAVES
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof

ELEVATION
A scale drawing of the side, front,
or rear of a structure.

F.A.R
The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) or Floor Space Index (FSI) is the ratio of the total floor area of
buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit
imposed on such a ratio.

FACADE
The front or face of a
building, emphasized
architecturally.

FOUNDATION
A foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure.
Foundations are generally divided into two categories: shallow
foundations and deep foundations

FORUM
A forum was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved
primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace.
In addition to its standard function as a marketplace, a forum was a gathering place
of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political
discussions and debates, rendezvous, meetings, et cetera.

FRESCO
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other
large permanent surface
A mural is any large painting on a wall, ceiling or any other large structure. There are
many techniques used to make them. A fresco, executed using water-soluble paints
on wet or dry limestone, is one of the techniques and probably the most popular. A
primary characteristic of a fresco is that the paintings, though often done in parts,
are generally related by a common thread

GARBHA GRIHA
Garbhagriha or Garbha griha is
the small unlit shrine of a Hindu
temple. A sanskrit word
meaning the interior of
the sanctum sanctorum, the
innermost sanctum of a Hindu
temple where resides
the murti (idol or icon) of the
deity of the temple.
Literally the word means
"womb chamber", from
the Sanskrit words garbha for
womb and griha for house.

GOPURAM
A Gopuram or Gopura, is a
monumental tower, usually
ornate, at the entrance of any
temple, especially in Southern
India.
This forms a prominent feature
of Hindu temples of
the Dravidian style

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