Palace

Topkapi Palace Imperial Ottoman palace in Istanbul founded by Mehmet II in 1459. Definition The Topkapi replaces an early royal palace that was established between the old forum and the Golden Horn.

Palace - from Latin Palatium. In simple terms, a building with the rooms arranged horizontally, ie for gracious living, rather than vertically, for defence.

PALACE: The official residence of a sovereign. PALISADE: A wooden defensive fence. PARAPET: A low wall on the outer side of the main wall, protecting the front of the entry walk.

Palaces and forts in Rajasthan are a good example of Rajput architecture. Various Rajput dominated historic cities such as Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur have intricate examples of Rajput architecture. [edit] South Indian architecture ...

palace (25) palazzi (12) parapet (23) -- a low wall, placed at the edge of a platform, balcony, or roof (Oxford Dict.) ...

"Palace: The official residence of a royal personage. Chiefly British. The official residence of a high dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. A large or splendid residence.

Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence, Italy Fan vault: A concave conical vault whose ribs, of equal length and curvature, radiate from the springing (the point where an arch rises from its supports) like the ribs of a fan ...

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palacePalace derives from the Latin palatium, which derives from the name of the Palatine Hill in Rome on which Augustus built his house. palaestraPalaestra derives from the Greek palaio (meaning to wrestle) and describes a wrestling school.

At Azay le Rideau, Loire, and in the château of St Germain-en-Laye, the staircases in return flights are built between walls, and the same is found in the ducal palace at Venice and most of the palaces of Rome.

basilica The early Greek name for a royal palace; a large oblong building with double columns and a semicircular apse at one end, frequently used by Christian emperors of Rome for religious purposes.

In England, Blenheim Palace, designed (1705) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the Duke of Marlborough, emulated in rougher and reduced form the grandeur of Versailles. A renewed interest in Palladio and in his follower Inigo Jones emerged.

Features of the Emperor's Palace: The Emperor's Palace was a large, two-story building. The palace had a large courtyard. The first floor had rooms that were greatly large, and each one had its own purpose.

Palace of the Governors, c.1610. Altered/renovated numerous times, the latest being 1913. In that year, the Museum of New Mexico staff applied their newly adopted Santa Fe style to the exterior of the structure.

One perfect example of splendid roofs would be located inside the wonderful palace, The Forbidden Palace. The thirteen tombs all have roof tiles which are a brilliant yellow, green, and red.

Basilica - Originally a basilica was the palace of a king; but afterwards, the term applied to an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, ...

In the last quarter of the 14th century, however, the grim fortresses were gradually replaced by graceful châteaux and impressive palaces that sometimes were the source of important architectural innovations.

The best Gothic work in Italy is not ecclesiastical, but secular, and is to be found in the palaces of Venice, Siena, Florence, and Bologna.

This is a palace building within the Islamic world. Sassanids A Persian dynasty that reigned from 224 AD until 651 AD. They were the principal rivals of the late Roman and early Byzantine Empires.

Blenheim Palace Castle Howard Sir John Vanbrigh Vanbrugh To the next generation and the end of the period (or rather of the Restoration literature, which actually lasted somewhat beyond 1700), belong William Congreve, a master of sparkling wit, ...

palazzo - an Italian palace, or any large extravagant building of a similar style. pier - solid masonry supports with no base or capital; Romanesque and Gothic pillars; the solid support between openings in buildings. ( p. 36, p. 40).

Return to article: All Change at the Palace of Westminster Abbot The head of a male monastery. Aisle The spaces along the sides of the nave or chancel, and separated from it by an arcade. Aisles differ from transepts in being longer E-W than N-S.

Baroque - a European style of architecture and decoration which developed in the 17th century in Italy from late Renaissance and Mannerist forms, and culminated in the churches, monasteries, and palaces of southern Germany and Austria in the early ...

Alcazar - A building type that is a legacy of the Moorish occupation of Spain, a fortified palace found mainly in south of the country, particularly Seville and Granda.

Alcasar, Alcazar, Alkazar: When an alcazabar was rebuilt and enlarged in stone it became an alcazar, which was used as fortified palace of the regional military governor.

Famous Beaux Arts structures include the New York Public Library, Carnegie Hall, and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

This could be made to work in formal designs like royal palaces, state capitols and even town halls but it was a straitjacket for builders who were called upon to solve the everyday problems of an increasingly complex industrial civilization.

See also: Architecture, House, Islamic, Islamic architecture, Hall