Printable Architecture Crosswords

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Architecture

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  1. 4. Hard solid mineral material used to build walls
  2. 5. Rounded vault that forms a roof
  3. 6. Top exterior covering of a building

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  1. 1. Large and impressive house
  2. 2. Strong metal alloy widely used in modern construction
  3. 3. Tall and narrow standing structure

Architecture

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  1. 2. A circular opening in the center of a dome or wall
  2. 7. A horizontal support across the top of a door or window
  3. 8. A long sequence of columns joined by their entablature
  4. 9. The high part of a wall containing windows above eye level
  5. 10. A framework of rafters and posts supporting a roof

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  1. 1. An arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
  2. 3. A long projecting beam fixed at only one end
  3. 4. The heavy base or box on which a column or statue rests
  4. 5. A rectangular column that projects slightly from a wall surface
  5. 6. The wide central section of an entablature, often decorated with reliefs
  6. 8. A small dome-like structure on top of a larger roof or tower

Architecture

Medium · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 1. Heavy base supporting a statue or column
  2. 3. Steps for changing floors
  3. 6. Main body of a church
  4. 7. Projecting beam supported at only one end
  5. 10. Central stone at the apex of an arch
  6. 11. Rose-shaped architectural ornament

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  1. 1. Porch leading to the entrance of a building
  2. 2. Front of a building
  3. 4. Triangular part of a wall under a sloping roof
  4. 5. Projecting support built against a wall
  5. 8. Spherical roof structure
  6. 9. Horizontal load-bearing element

Architecture

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  1. 1. Jump securely into the arched ceiling
  2. 4. Managing well enough to cap the top of the wall
  3. 6. Rounded roof capping a bald head
  4. 8. Low protective wall guarding the castle edge
  5. 11. Waterfront walkway serving as a heavy pillar
  6. 12. Smile brightly at the horizontal support
  7. 13. Tie up the triangular roof framework

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  1. 2. Open-air gallery lacking a fourth wall
  2. 3. Primates heading south to the church recess
  3. 4. Small dome resembling an overturned teacup
  4. 5. Artillery weapon that binds bricks together
  5. 7. French roof hiding an extra floor inside
  6. 9. The fundamental base holding up the statue
  7. 10. Floor support hidden beneath the floorboards

Architecture

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  1. 2. Vertical support that might be Doric or Ionic
  2. 5. Wooden projection crafted to fit a mortise
  3. 6. Stout horizontal load-bearer
  4. 8. The enduring craft of a bricklayer
  5. 10. Skylit central reception area
  6. 11. Sculpted horizontal band below a cornice

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  1. 1. Horizontal header spanning a doorway
  2. 2. Small, domelike structure crowning a ridge
  3. 3. Central congregation area of a basilica
  4. 4. The crowning glory of the Pantheon, for instance
  5. 6. Highly ornate seventeenth-century building style
  6. 7. Window set vertically into a pitched roof
  7. 8. Pasty mixture used to bind blocks together
  8. 9. Overhanging roof edges that throw off rain
  9. 10. Spanning curve that distributes weight downward

Architecture

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  1. 1. Movable barrier used to close an entrance
  2. 3. Transparent material used in windows
  3. 6. Hard natural mineral material used for building
  4. 8. Upper interior surface of a room
  5. 12. Small enclosed space for storing clothes or items
  6. 13. Continuous vertical solid structure that encloses a room
  7. 14. Long, sturdy piece of squared timber or metal spanning an opening

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  1. 2. Top covering of a building
  2. 3. Hinged barrier used to close an opening in a fence
  3. 4. Space or room just below the roof of a building
  4. 5. Barrier enclosing an outdoor area of ground
  5. 6. Set of steps leading from one level to another
  6. 7. Vertical channel that conducts smoke up from a fireplace
  7. 9. Indoor space designed for parking vehicles
  8. 10. Curved structure spanning an opening
  9. 11. Division of a building enclosed by walls

Architecture

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  1. 1. Elevated projecting platform
  2. 5. Rounded overhead structure
  3. 7. Overhead sheltering surface
  4. 8. A building's false or decorative front
  5. 11. Semicircular eastern end of a church
  6. 12. Classical order featuring scroll-like volutes
  7. 13. Cylindrical weight-bearing post

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  1. 1. Fired clay building block
  2. 2. Small domed structure on a roof
  3. 3. Main central aisle of a basilica
  4. 4. Pointy top of a steeple
  5. 6. Style with flying buttresses and pointed arches
  6. 8. Mural painted directly onto wet plaster
  7. 9. Skylit central court
  8. 10. Heavy horizontal timber

Architecture

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  1. 1. Common building block
  2. 5. Main part of a church
  3. 6. Cornerstone of a building
  4. 7. Large room or passage
  5. 9. Grotesque spout for rainwater
  6. 11. Projecting bay window
  7. 14. Tall, slender structure
  8. 15. Vertical support pillar

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  1. 2. Watertight chamber for underwater work
  2. 3. Front of a building
  3. 4. Main structural member of a ship or building
  4. 8. Decorative band on a wall
  5. 10. Horizontal support over an opening
  6. 12. Top covering of a building
  7. 13. Horizontal support in construction
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