Karafah, a region in Cairo containing the so-called tombs of the Khalifs.
Laconicum, the sweat-room in a Roman bath; usually of domical design in the larger thermæ.
Mezzanine, a low, intermediate story.
Mueddin, a Mohammedan mosque-official who calls to prayer.
Narthex, a porch or vestibule running across the front of a basilica or church.
Neo-Gothic, | in a style which seeks to revive and adapt or apply to modern usesthe forms of the Middle Ages. |
Neo‑Mediæval, |
Oculus, a circular opening, especially in the crown of a dome.
Ogee Arch, one composed of two juxtaposed S-shaped or wavy curves, meeting in a point at the top.
Palæstra, an establishment among the ancient Greeks for physical training.
Pavilion (Fr. pavillon), ordinarily a light open structure of ornate design. As applied to architectural composition, a projecting section of a façade, usually rectangular in plan, and having its own distinct mass of roof.