ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.
Built around real course units and objectives!
Arcade - Answer: A passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults
supported by columns
Balustrade - Answer: A row of repeating balusters- small posts which support the upper rail
of a railing
Belvedere - Answer: A raised turret or pavilion. A place from which one can see a beautiful
view.
Breakfront - Answer: A building with section(s) that protrudes (Usually in thirds)
Captain's Walk - Answer: an observation platform built above the roof
Chimney Pot - Answer: Ends of the pipes that carry the smoke into the air- usually
decorative
Colonnade - Answer: a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature
Column - Answer: A single upright pillar or post
Cornice - Answer: The uppermost section of moldings along the top of a wall or just below a
roof.
Cupola - Answer: a dome-shaped ornamental structure placed on the top of a larger roof or
dome.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
Built around real course units and objectives!
Arcade - Answer: A passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults
supported by columns
Balustrade - Answer: A row of repeating balusters- small posts which support the upper rail
of a railing
Belvedere - Answer: A raised turret or pavilion. A place from which one can see a beautiful
view.
Breakfront - Answer: A building with section(s) that protrudes (Usually in thirds)
Captain's Walk - Answer: an observation platform built above the roof
Chimney Pot - Answer: Ends of the pipes that carry the smoke into the air- usually
decorative
Colonnade - Answer: a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature
Column - Answer: A single upright pillar or post
Cornice - Answer: The uppermost section of moldings along the top of a wall or just below a
roof.
Cupola - Answer: a dome-shaped ornamental structure placed on the top of a larger roof or
dome.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
