archways
Vaulted entrance openings
Archways is the plural of archway—a passage or opening beneath an arch, or the arch itself framing such an opening.
Archways appear in architecture as entrances, transitions between spaces, or decorative elements: Stone archways lined the cloister.
They walked through the archway into the courtyard.
Upright structural shafts
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
Baroque · corbel · lintel · pediment · portico · pilaster · frieze · cornice
Enclosed connecting walkway
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
breezeway · promenade · passageway · covered · connecting · series · row · procession
Curved line segment
- semicircleHalf a ring
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- camberDesigned surface curvature
crescent · span · curve · pointed · rounded · horseshoe · ogee · lancet
Point of access
- doorwayPassage into a room
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
entranceway · foyer · ingress · opening · access · approach · welcome · admittance
Decayed structural remains
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- castlesFortified royal residences
cathedrals · fortresses · ancient · medieval · Roman · aqueducts · triumphal · preservation
Impressive beauty or scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- statelyGrand and imposing
monumental · palatial · regal · elegant · impressive · awe-inspiring · soaring · towering
columns
Upright structural shafts
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
Renaissance · Baroque · corbel · lintel · pediment · portico · pilaster · frieze · cornice · masonry
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
cloister · breezeway · promenade · passageway · covered · connecting · series · row · procession · loggia
arc
Curved line segment
- semicircleHalf a ring
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
camber · crescent · span · curve · pointed · rounded · horseshoe · ogee · lancet · trefoil
gateway
Point of access
vestibule · entranceway · foyer · ingress · opening · access · approach · welcome · admittance · reception
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
castles · cathedrals · fortresses · ancient · medieval · Roman · aqueducts · triumphal · preservation · restoration
magnificence
Impressive beauty or scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
stately · monumental · palatial · regal · elegant · impressive · awe-inspiring · soaring · towering · ornate
- Dark AcademiaLatin, Greek, classics, literature, Oxford
- CordobaGreat Mosque, Alcazar, Caliphate, Umayyad dynasty, Al-Andalus
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- interiorsrooms, bedrooms, walls, kitchens, floors
- Old Europecobblestones, cobblestone streets, gas lamps, timber frames, timber-framed houses
- old townscobblestones, narrow streets, town square, town squares, medieval streets