angielski

row

a number of things in a more or less straight line (wiersz, ciąg) "Its design was for 32 rows, although 23 more were added two centuries later"

mosque

meczet

metope

a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.(metopa, taki element dekoracyjny)

treasury

skarbiec

colonnade

a row of columns (kolumnada)

architrave

the lowest section of the entablature (horizontal member), immediately above the capital of a column (architraw, to coś pod fryzem a nad kolumną)

lumber

graty?

stoa

is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use (stoa, wolno stojąca, wydłużona hala kolumnowa, którą zamykała z tyłu ściana, często zdobiona malowidłami.)

frieze

a decorative area above the columns and below the roof line. The frieze was part of the entablature, a larger section comprised of a series of horizontal bands. (fryz)

distortion

zniekształcenie

plinth

The base (or platform) upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. (cokół)

entasis

a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft. (to była ta iluzja optyczna, że podłoga jest niby idealnie prosta, żeby ukryć niedoskonałości)

post and lintel

is a simple method of construction involving the use of vertical and horizontal elements.

to taper

diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end. (zwężać się)

to bear weight

dźwigać ciężar

to commission

give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art). The Parthenon was comissioned by Pericles (zlecać)

to billow out

znalazłem tylko "wydymać się"

to carve

cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription. (rzeźbić)

marble

marmur

orchestra

the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theater stage where the chorus danced and sang.

relief

płaskorzeźba

limestone

wapień

loom

a frame or machine on which thread is woven into clot

tier

a row or level of a structure, typically one of a series of rows placed one above the other (poziom)

stonework

the parts of a building that are made of stone.

pediment

the triangular upper part of the front of a building (fronton)

rams'horns

baranie rogi?

cella

the most important chamber of an ancient temple housing a statue of a god/goddess

drum

any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith.

shaft

The shaft, which rests upon the base, is a long, narrow, vertical cylinder

cornice

A cornice is decorative trim located at the meeting point between walls and a roof or ceiling. (gzyms)

to enhance

intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. (ulepszyć)

fluted

having flutes or grooves; ridged.

entablature

is a horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns and consists of architrave, frieze, and cornice.

skene

n ancient Greek theatre, a building behind the playing area

onion dome

a dome which bulges in the middle and rises to a point (kopuła cebulowa)

acanthus

is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration (ornament)

reed

a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places

to swell

become larger or rounder in size

to flare

gradually become wider at one end.