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row
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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
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meczet
metope
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a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.(metopa, taki element dekoracyjny)
treasury
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skarbiec
colonnade
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a row of columns (kolumnada)
architrave
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the lowest section of the entablature (horizontal member), immediately above the capital of a column (architraw, to coś pod fryzem a nad kolumną)
lumber
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graty?
stoa
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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
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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
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zniekształcenie
plinth
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The base (or platform) upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. (cokół)
entasis
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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
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is a simple method of construction involving the use of vertical and horizontal elements.
to taper
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diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end. (zwężać się)
to bear weight
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dźwigać ciężar
to commission
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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
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znalazłem tylko "wydymać się"
to carve
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cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription. (rzeźbić)
marble
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marmur
orchestra
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the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theater stage where the chorus danced and sang.
relief
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płaskorzeźba
limestone
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wapień
loom
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a frame or machine on which thread is woven into clot
tier
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a row or level of a structure, typically one of a series of rows placed one above the other (poziom)
stonework
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the parts of a building that are made of stone.
pediment
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the triangular upper part of the front of a building (fronton)
rams'horns
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baranie rogi?
cella
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the most important chamber of an ancient temple housing a statue of a god/goddess
drum
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any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith.
shaft
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The shaft, which rests upon the base, is a long, narrow, vertical cylinder
cornice
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A cornice is decorative trim located at the meeting point between walls and a roof or ceiling. (gzyms)
to enhance
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intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. (ulepszyć)
fluted
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having flutes or grooves; ridged.
entablature
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is a horizontal part in classical architecture that rests on the columns and consists of architrave, frieze, and cornice.
skene
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n ancient Greek theatre, a building behind the playing area
onion dome
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a dome which bulges in the middle and rises to a point (kopuła cebulowa)
acanthus
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is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration (ornament)
reed
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a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places
to swell
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become larger or rounder in size
to flare
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gradually become wider at one end.

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