Apse. Choir end in the west or east of a church in a round or polygonal shape.
Archivolts. Stepped arches with sculptural decoration, located above portals or windows.
Arcades. Arch over pillars or columns.
Basilica. Church with a central nave that is higher than the side aisles.
Base. Base of a column or pillar.
Choir aisle. Arch between the choir and apse of a church.
Diptych. Winged altar with two wings.
Pinnacle. Top crown of a buttress.
Winged altar. Altarpiece with panels or figures.
vault. The cross vault was developed from the barrel vault, which consists of two intersecting barrels at right angles.
Ridge. The ridges are created by the intersection of the barrels in the cross vault, which is referred to as a cross-ridge vault.
Belt arch. Connection of two opposite wall pillars.
Hall church. Church with three naves of equal height.
Capital. Headpiece on a column or pillar.
Caps. Part of a vault.
Centre aisle. Centre section of a church.
Upper clerestory. Row of windows in the upper part of the nave.
Pillar. Column with square ground plan.
Polyptych. Altarpiece with several wings.
Column. Cylindrical support.
Capstone. Stone at the apex of the ribs of a vault.
Bar work. Vertical mullions for Gothic windows.
Buttress arch. Connection between masonry and buttress.
Buttress. Externally projecting pillar that supports the vault thrust.
Tempera. Painting technique in which the colour is mixed with a protein-based binder.
Triforium. Walkway on the wall of the nave.
Triptych. Winged altarpiece with three wings.
Trumeau. Pillars for dividing windows and doors.
Tympanum. Arched field with sculptural decoration above a portal.
Crossing. Square intersection of nave and transept in a church.
Soft style. Late Gothic style of sculpture between 1380 and 1420.
Wimperg. Gabled decoration above portals and windows.