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This document provides definitions for various terms related to architecture from different Asian cultures. It defines 80 terms describing architectural features from Muslim mosques, Hindu and Buddhist temples, and traditional houses from different regions in Asia, including Thailand, China, Japan, India, the Philippines, and others. The terms describe elements like architectural styles, building materials, rooms and areas for different uses, and more.

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Asian Quizlet

This document provides definitions for various terms related to architecture from different Asian cultures. It defines 80 terms describing architectural features from Muslim mosques, Hindu and Buddhist temples, and traditional houses from different regions in Asia, including Thailand, China, Japan, India, the Philippines, and others. The terms describe elements like architectural styles, building materials, rooms and areas for different uses, and more.

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1. Moorish The term used to indicate Muslim Architecture 26. Sala It is a Thai structure that is an open pavilion used
in North Africa for resting
2. Ottoman The term used to indicate Muslim Architecture 27. Angkor It is considered as the world's religious structure
in Turkey during its later stages Wat in the world
3. Sahn In a Muslim Mosque, it is the large open court 28. Taj Mahal It is an Indian Muslim Temple symbolical of a
man's love for a woman
4. Fawwara In a Muslim Mosque, it is the fountain at the
center of the open court 29. Nakorn Thailand's most important Buddhist landmark
Pathom
5. Dikka In a Muslim Mosque, it is the reading desk
30. Bulwagan Area reserved for entertaining guests in the
6. Mihrab In a Muslim Mosque, it is the Niche
Bahay Kubo is the
(point
nearest to 31. Tabon The largest and oldest cave dwelling found in
Mecca) cave Southwest of Palawan is
7. Tami Masjid It is the term used to indicate the Friday 32. Bale The Ifugao house (Southern strain) is known as
Mosque
33. Aljibe The cistern in the Bahay na Bato is known as
8. Sialactite This is a Muslim form of surface ornament
34. Volada The overhanging 2nd floor of the Bahay na Bato
which is similar to a honeycomb work
is the
9. Stupa It is domical mound containing relics of
35. Tribuna The screened overhanging balcony which is
Buddha
used by the Priests and Nuns performing
10. Gopuram This is a gateway to a Dravidian temple religious ceremonies unexposed to the public is
the
11. Pai-lou This is a Chinese gateway made of stone and
wood 36. Baclayon The oldest church built in Bohol by Fr. juan de
Torres and Fr. Gabriel Sanchez
12. Torii This is a Japanese gateway usually with 3
openings 37. Las Pinas It 1st builder was Fr. Deigo Cera and the latest
Church reconstruction done in 1975 was by Arch.
13. Torana it is the gateway to a Stupa
Francisco Mañosa
14. Kalasa It is the finial found in the Sikhara
38. Laoag The church in Ilocos which has the famous
15. Mandapa In the Hindu Temple, it is the porch-like hall Church ''Sinking Bell tower'' is the
used for religious dancing and music
39. Bilik The emergency hideout located behind the
16. Mandarin In Chinese Architecture, the color of the roof headboard of the Sultan's bed is the
tile indicates the stature of the persons living in
40. Kamalig A detached structure from the Bahay Kubo
a house and RED is for the
where palay is kept is the
17. Emperor In Chinese Architecture, the color of the roof
41. Bilik The low-table in the Bulwagan is called
tile indicates the stature of the persons living in
a house and YELLOW is for the 42. Falig The granary in traditional Bontoc house is known
as
18. Gussho The Japanese system of construction is called
43. Dispensa Used as food storage in the Bahay na Bato is
19. Ta'is The Chinese Pagoda is called
called
20. Hogyo The Japanese ''pyramidal roof'' is called
44. Dema The Ibaloy house for the well-to-do families is
21. Cha-sit-su The Japanes ''tea house'' is called called
22. Shi Huang The Japanese Emperor who built the Great Wall 45. Binuron The Apayao house (Northern Strain) is known as
Ti of China is
46. Palaganan The only passage way in the Mangyan
23. Wat It is the term used to refer to a group of Thai communal House is
(Monastery Religious bldgs
47. Parian The only entry allowed to be used by the
temple)
Chinese in Intramuros is
24. Phra prang It is the Thai Stupa
48. Torongan The Maranao Royal House, an ancestral house
25. Kuti It is the Thai Monastery for the Datu and his family is called
49. Cha-la- The ground floor of the Bontoc House is called 72. Desyung Found in the T'boli house, it is located opposite
nan the lowa and the blaba and is regarded as the
area of honor because it is where the head of
50. Dungon Another name for the Narra wood in Ilokos is
the house entertains guest and performs rites
51. Lowa The central space used as a sleeping area in under a curtained canopy
T'boli house is
73. Dofil The sleeping quarters for the wives and children
52. Calado The decorative clear storey found above the of the Headman in the T'boli house is called
windows of the Bahay na Bato is the
74. Fato hu The utility area of the T'boli house
53. Fayu The Bontoc House of the Southern strain is
75. Zaguan Found in the ground floor of the Bahay na Bato,
called
it is where the carriages and saints' float or
54. Djenging The Badjao house used primarily for storage andas are usually kept
and sleeping is the
76. Cuadra The horse stable of the Bahay na Bato is the
55. Gilir The cooking area in the Bahay Kubo
77. Bodega The storage room for keeping of furniture and
56. Walay The traditional Maranao house for the ordinary palay bins in the Bahay na Bato is known as the
members of the community is the
78. Entresuelo The mezzanine found directly underneath the
57. Rakuh Reffered to as the Big House in the Ivatan house master bedroom and elevated at about a meter
is the from the ground is the
58. Bay-sinug The traditional Tausug House is the 79. Patio It is the enclosed courtyard open to the sky and
59. Binangiyan The traditional Kankanay house is the adjacent to the Zaguan of the Bahay na Bato

60. San The only surviving structure of the 1945 war in 80. Caida In the Bahay na Bato, it is the most immediate
Agustin Intramuros is the room from the stairs and is a spacious hall used
church for entertaining friends

61. Silid In the Bahay Kubo, the private sleeping room is 81. Sala The living room where balls and dances during
called fiestas and other occasions takeplace in the
Bahay na Bato
62. Gilir The kitchen or cooking area called paglutuan in
the dialect is also known as 82. Dispensa It is the room adjacent to the kitchen used as
food storage
63. Dapogan In the kitchen of the Bahay Kubo, the table on
top of which is the River Stone, shoe shaped 83. Comun The toilet which is usually adjacent to the
stove or kalan is known as the service area

64. Bangahan Later called banggera, this is used as a place 84. Azotea The flat, open terrace open to the toilet, bath
for drying and storing pots and pans, drinking and kitchen areas and also ussed as a laundry-
glasses, plates and other kitchen utensils drying space and service area for the servants

65. Batalan The unroofed area where water jars used for 85. Balcon It is the overhanging balcony where one can
drinking, washing and bathing are kept is the watch processions or parade passing the street
or simply a conversation area overlooking at
66. Xassaran In the Isneg house, the lowest level is called
the street
67. Dattagon The central area found in the lower Kalinga
86. Aljibe This is the cistern used for the storage of
house is called
collected rainwater and often located
68. Lamin The tower attop the torongan where the underneath the Azotea
princess and her ladies in waiting hide during
87. Choir loft The space found immediately above the main
occasions is called
entrance of the Filipino Church is the
69. Pantan The porch in the Tausug House, when found
88. Antipolo This Church was 1st constructed by the Jesuit
near the kitchen as an open extended platform,
church priests Fr. Juan de Salazar and recently declared
and is used as a family area is called
the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary
70. Lowa The central open space used as sleeping area
89. Barasoain A witness to several occasions of the Philippine
for overnight guests in the T'boli House is the
church history, this church was the seat of the Malolos
71. Blaba In the T'boli house, it is the side area used as Congress and the site of the inauguration of the
working and conversational space 1st Republic; built by the Agustinian friar Fr.
Melchor Fernandez, it was declared a ''National
Landmark'' on December 1973
90. Calasiao Built by Fr. Ramon Dalmau, this is one of the largest church in Pangasinan which is said to have the 2nd Best bell tower
church in the Philippines
91. Manila Known today as the basilica of the Immaculate Concepcion, its 1st Architect was Bishop Domingo Salazar while the
cathedral architect of the present church is Arch. Fernando Ocampo
92. Loboc A church in Bohol, which contains the biggest number of murals on the walls and ceilings
church
93. Miag-ao Declared a ''National Landmark'' in August 1973, this Iloilo church's facade is characteristic with profuse carvings
church displaying Filipino folk art in the form of stylized coconuts tree, St. Christopher carrying the child Jesus, etc.
94. Morong Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas de Madre, this church in Rizal whose design depicts the heavy influence of
church Spanish Baroque, was declared a ''National Treasure''
95. Panay 1st built by the Augustinians Fr. Miguel Murguia, has an unusually large bell which was made from the approximately 70
church sacks of coins donated by the townspeople
96. Juan Nakpil The Architect of the Quiapo church before its restoration in 1988 was
97. San Declared a national Landmark in 1973, it is the 1st All-steel building built in the Philippines
Sebastian
church
98. Banaue In 1995, it was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list
Rice
Terraces

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