Acropolis Word Search
Acropolis (Athens), as a word search. 12 words drawn from architectural features, history, and surrounding places sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Located in Athens.
Words to find: PARTHENON, ERECHTHEION, PROPYLAEA, CARYATID, FRIEZE, MARBLE, PENTELIC, DORIC, IONIC, CORINTHIAN, AGORA, PLAKA.
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Acropolis word list, defined
- PROPYLAEA /ˌproʊpɪˈliːə/ (US); /ˌprɒpɪˈliːə/ (UK) · noun (plural)
- In classical architecture, a gateway or monumental porch preceding the main entrance to a temple or other important building. The term may also refer more generally to the entrance complex before such a building. Related: gateway, propylaeum, vestibule, portico.
- CARYATID /ˌkærɪˈætɪd/ · noun
- A carved female figure used as a supporting column or pillar in architecture, typically bearing an entablature or other structural load on her head. Related: atlante, supporting figure, column, pillar.
- FRIEZE /friːz/ · noun
- A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially one running along the upper part of a wall in classical architecture between the architrave and cornice. A second, now chiefly historical sense refers to a heavy, coarse woollen cloth. Related: band, border, fresco, panel.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑːrbəl/ (US); /ˈmɑːbəl/ (UK) · noun, verb
- As a noun, marble is a hard, usually white or coloured stone used in sculpture, architecture, and decoration; it can also mean a small glass or stone ball used in children’s games. As a verb, it means to give something a streaked or marbled appearance, especially by blending or manipulating colours. Related: stone, sculpture, marblework, marble game.
- DORIC /ˈdɒrɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to ancient Doris in Greece or the Dorian Greeks, especially their plain, sturdy style of classical architecture characterized by simple columns without bases and plain capitals. Also used to describe the Doric dialect of ancient Greek or, in Scotland, the broad Scots vernacular. Related: classical, Grecian, austere, rustic.
- IONIC /aɪˈɒnɪk/ (British), /aɪˈɑːnɪk/ (US) · adjective, noun
- Of, relating to, or involving ions; in architecture, of or resembling the Ionic order; in linguistics, of or relating to Ionic Greek. Related: ionised, ionized, charged, classical.
- AGORA /ˈæɡərə/ · noun
- In ancient Greece, an agora was the public open space in a city that served as a marketplace and a gathering place for civic, political, and commercial life. The term can also refer more generally to any similar public meeting place or marketplace. Related: marketplace, forum, public square, plaza.
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