Architectural terms - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. The most ornate Greek order, distinguished by a capital with volutes, and acanthus leaves.
   Corinthian
2. A rounded arch.
   Roman arch
3. Post and lintel
4. A covered porch, usually found in Classical architecture.
   Portico
5. A triangular section of roof (often seen in classical architecture).
   Pediment
6. The middle of the three main divisions of an entablature (section resting on the capital). Above the architrave and below the capital.
   Frieze
7. A pyramidal structure at the top of a building, usually a church
   Spire
8. Fluting
9. A horizontal banding, usually found in a Greek temple, comprising an architrave and a frieze.
   Entabulature
10. The triangular section of wall between two sections of roof
    Gable
11. A shallow recess in a wall, usually containing a sculpture
    Niche
12. Ornamental stone work, typically in the upper part of a Gothic window.
    Tracery
13. A small, pointed ornament at the top of a building (usually found in Gothic architecture)
    Finial
14. A three-leaf design, usually found in Gothic tracery.
    Trefoil
15. A sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background.
    Relief sculpture
16. Classical order of architecture characterized by a sturdy fluted column and no base.
    Doric
17. a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.
    Buttress
18. Leaves decorating the capital of a Corinthian Column.
    Acanthus
19. The top of the column.
    Capital
20. A window in the shape of a pointed arch.
    Lancet window
21. A rounded roof or ceiling, developed by the Romans.
    Dome
22. An arch with a pointed crown, usually found in Gothic architecture.
    Pointed arch
23. Classical order characterised by the use of volutes (scrolls).
    Ionic
24. Volute
25. Flying buttress
26. The area enclosed by a pediment, whether triangular or semicircular. Usually containing some relief sculpture.
    Tympanum
27. Quatrefoil
28. A series of semi-circular mouldings above a doorway.
    Archivolt
29. A circular window, especially found in Gothic cathedrals, where the windows are divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.
    Rose window