abacus
acanthus
acropolis
acroteria
acroterion
adhisthana
adobe
adytum
aedicule
aeolic capital
agora
aisle
all’antica
almshouse
altar
ambo
ambulatory
amphiprostyle
amphitheatre
anda
annulet
anta
antae
antarala
antefixae
antepagmenta
anthemion
apadana
apophyge
aqueduct
arabesque
arch
architrave
archivolt
arcuated
astragal
astylar
atlantes
atrium
attached column
attic
avant-corps
aztec
balcony
baldacchino
ball-court
ballflower
balustrade
band
banded column
baptistery
bar tracery
barbican
bargeboard
baroque
barrel vault
bartizan
basilica
bas-relief
battlement
bay
bay window
bead-and-reel
belfry
bell tower
belvedere
bema
bifora
billet
blind arcade
blind balustrade
blind window
blocked column
boss
bracket
bracket moulding
broach spire
broken pediment
bucrania
bucranium
bull’s-eye aperture
buttress
byzantine
caihua
caldarium
campanile
canephora
canopy
cantilever
capital
cartouche
caryatid
casement
cavetto
cejiao
cella
cenotaph
chacmool
chaines
chaitya hall
chamfer
chancel
chantry chapel
chapel
chapter house
chateau
chatri
chaultri
chigi
chinoiserie
chiwen
choir
chorten
chuandou
chullpa
ciborium
cinquefoil
circus
clerestory
cloister
coffering
colonnade
colossal order
column
composite order
compound pier
conch
console
corbel
corbel table
corinthian order
cornice
corona
cottage orne
counter-reformatory decoration
cour d’honneur
crepidoma
crest
cresteria
crochet
cross-domed
crossing
cross-in-square
cross-vault
crow steps
crown-post
crypt
cubiform capital
cupola
cusp
cyclopean
cyma reversa
cymatium
dado
dagaba
dargah
decastyle
decorated
dentil
diaconicon
diaper work
diaphragm arch
diocletian window
dipteral
dome
doric order
dormer window
dosseret
dougong
drip stone
drop tracery
drum
early english
eaves
echinus
effigy
egg-and-dart
elevation
enceinte
enfilade
entablature
entasis
espagnolette
estipite
etruscan
exedra
facade
fanlight
fascia
festoon
fillet
finial
flamboyant
fleche
fluting
flying buttress
foils
foliate band
folly
forum
fretwork
frieze
frigidarium
frontispiece
gable
gableboard
galilee
gallery
garbhagriha
gargoyle
geku
georgian
giant order
gopuram
gothic
greek cross
groin vault
grotesque
hammerbeam roof
harmonic proportions
helm roof
heptastyle
hexastyle
hipped roof
hippodrome
hondo
hood mould
horseshoe arch
hotel
hypaethral
hypostyle
hypotrachelium
iconostasis
impost block
in antis
Inca
infill
intercolumniation
ionic order
iwan
jamb
jetty
jian
juansha
key pattern
keystone
khanqah
king-post roof
kiosk
kumbha
label stop
lady chapel
lancet window
lantern
lath
lesene
lintel
loggia
louvre
lucarne
lunette window
lych gate
machicolation
madrasa
manastambha
mandala
mandapa
mannerism
mansard roof
martyrium
masharabiyya
mastaba
mausoleum
maya
megaron
merlon
mesoamerica
metope
mihrab
mimbar
minaret
Minoan
modillion cornice
module
monastery
monolithic
mortice and tenon joint
mosaic
mosque
mouchette
moulding
mudejar
mullion and transom
muqarnas
mutule
Mycenaean
naiku
naiskos
naos
narthex
nave
needle spire
neo-classicism
newel
niche
norman
nymphaeum
obelisk
octastyle
oculus
odea
odeon
oeil-de-boeuf
ogee
Olmec
onion dome
openwork
opisthodomos
opus reticulatum
opus sectile
oratory
order
oriel
pagoda
palaestra
palazzo
palisade
palladianism
palmette
panel
parakklesion
parapet
pastophory
patera
pavilion
pedestal
pediment
pendant
pendentive
peripteral
peristyle
perpendicular
perron
pew
piano nobile
picturesque
pier
pilaster
pillar
pinnacle
piscina
pishtaq
pitched roof
place royale
plateresque
plaza
plinth
podium
porch
portal
portico
prakara
prastara
precinct
presbytery
priory
pronaos
propylaea
propylaeum
propylon
prostyle
prothesis
pseudodipteral
pteroma
pteron
pulpit
pulpitum
pumpkin dome
purlin
putti
pylon
pyramid
qibla
quadrangle
quadratura
quadriga
quatrefoil
qubba
queen-post roof
quincunx
quoin
radiating chapels
rafter
raking cornice
rath
ratha
rayonnant
reeding
relief carving
relieving arch
renaissance
reredos
retrochoir
revetment
rib
riwaq
rocaille
rococo
romanesque
rood tower
roof comb
rose window
rosette
rotunda
roundel
rusticated
rustication
salomonica
sanctuary
sanctum
sangharama
sarcophagus
saucer dome
scagliola
scallop ornament
scotia
screen
screens passage
scroll
sedilia
segmental
sekos
semi-dome
sepulchre
serlian arcade
shaft
shengqi
shoji
shrine
sikhara
soffit
solar
solea
spandrel
sphinx
spire
splay-foot spire
squinch
squint
stadium
stambha
steeple
stela
stereobate
stiff-leaf
stoa
stomion
strapwork
string
strut
stucco
stupa
stupika
stylobate
sukiya style
sun disc
sutradhara
swag
synthronon
tabernacle
tablinium
tailiang
tala
talar
talud-tablero
tamagaki
tatami
tee
temenos
tempietto
tenon
tepidarium
terrace
tessera
tetraconch
tetrastyle
theatre
thermae
thermal window
tholos
tie beam
tithe barn
Toltec
tooth ornament
tope
torana
torus
tourelle
trabeated
tracery
transept
transitional
transom
trapezoidal
travertine
trefoil
tribune
triforium
triglyph
triumphal arch
trophy
tsui-tate
tudor arch
tumulus
turret
tzompantli
ushnu
vault
vedika
venetian window
verandah
vermiculation
vestibule
vestry
vihara
villa
vimana
vitruvian scroll
volute
voussoir
waggon roof
wave moulding
wheel window
xiaoshou
xoanon
yasti
ziggurat
Sources Cited
Cole, Emily. Architectural Details: A Visual Guide to 5000 Years of Building Styles. Ivy Press, 2017.
Key Facts
At time of upload on January 6, 2021:
- 460 duplicative terms of those already existing in the Architectural Dictionary
- 73 original terms
- 533 total terms in source
- 13.7% original terms in source
- 75 sources in dictionary
- 10,331 unique terms in dictionary
- 27,511 total terms all sources in dictionary
- 37.6% unique terms in dictionary