a)it is a decoration of the façade. It consists of a number
of small false arches;
b)it is a part of the church supporting the dome;
c)it is an entrance to the church that is beautifully
decorated;
d)it is a part of the church that crowns the building
usually gilded;
e)this part protrudes from the wall. It always faces the
East;
f)it is a semi-circular end of a wall;
g) it crowns a dome. It is usually gilded and
glitters in the sun
Exercise 2
Make a choice. Choose the correct word to the
explanation.
It is a decoration of the
façade:
It is gilded, shines in the
sun and is seen from afar. It crowns the temple:
It is a slight protrusion
from the wall in the East:
It is a semi-circular upper
end of the wall from the outside:
It is the top of any
cathedral. They may be 1,3,5,13 in number:
It is a beautifully
decorated entrance to the cathedral:
It is made of stone and has
narrow windows. A dome rests on it:
Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps using the words in the box
An apse a belt of
arcature a cross a dome a drum a zakomara-gable a portal
The majority of the preserved monuments of ancient
Russian architecture are temples.
A temple is crowned with and .
A dome is an image of the sky. The number of the domes could be
symbolic. Two domes symbolised solemn and human essences in Jesus
Christ, three – symbolised God the Father, His Son and the Holy
Spirit, five domes are understood as Christ and four evangelists,
thirteen – as Christ and twelve apostles. Every dome rests on .
Vaults and domes inside the
cathedral are supported by arches resting on powerful pillars and
columns. The larger the cathedral the more pillars and columns there
are in it.
The upper parts of outside
walls are completed with semi-circular .
They copy the outline of inside walls.
The eastern part of the
temple has some semi-cylindrical protrusions –.
Inside they contain the alter. The number of apses (one, three, five)
depends on the size of the temple.
A beautifully decorated
entrance is called .
Very often the facades of the temple are decorated with .
Exercise 4
Use the proper word to name the parts of the temple.
