An arcade is a series of arches supported by columns or piers. Arcades can be found on the outside of a building, where they usually create a walkway.

A curved opening in a structure that distributes weight. Arches are often used in structural engineering, which is a branch of civil engineering that deals with large buildings and similar structures. Arches can support a very large mass placed on top of them.

The art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones

A large church building that serves as the official seat of a Christian bishop and the central church of a large area.

 A period of political control over a country by another more powerful country.

A long, narrow passageway in a building or train with doors that lead to rooms on either side. 

The front of a building, or the exterior wall or face of a building

Refers to the style of sculpture, painting, or other arts as practiced in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries. This style is characterized by the use of ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, pointed arches, steep, high roofs, etc..

Intangible cultural heritage, also known as living cultural heritage, is a term that refers to practices, expressions, knowledge, and skills that are passed down from ancestors to descendants. It includes nonphysical intellectual wealth, such as folklore, customs, beliefs, traditions, knowledge, and language.

Refers to the style of sculpture, painting, or other arts as practiced in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries. This style is characterized by the use of ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, pointed arches, steep, high roofs, etc..

A narrow, high window with a lancet arch, which is a type of pointed arch with a radius longer than the arch's width.

The craft of building structures using materials like brick, stone, or concrete blocks, bound together with mortar. The term masonry can also refer to the building units themselves. 

A slender vertical or horizontal dividing bar between two windows, doors, or screens. Mullions can also be used decoratively. 

A covered entranceway to a building that allows vehicles to pass from the street to an interior courtyard or driveway. It can also refer to a porch or covered area at the door of a building that shelters people entering and leaving vehicles.

A quatrefoil (anciently caterfoil) is a decorative element consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. It is found in art, architecture, heraldry and traditional Christian symbolism.

Glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it. It is used for making decorative windows and other objects through which light passes.

Tangible cultural heritage refers to things that we can store or physically touch. Examples of tangible cultural heritage include traditional clothing, tools, buildings, artwork, monuments, and modes of transportation.

UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It is a United Nations agency that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, communication, and information.

A vaulted ceiling is a self-supporting arch that sits between the roof and the walls of a building. Vaulted ceilings have been around for thousands of years, and can be found in many different types of spaces such as Gothic cathedrals.

A style of building that uses local materials, traditions, and knowledge to address local needs.