Hagia Sophia Word Search
Play a Hagia Sophia (Istanbul) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around architectural features, history, and surrounding places, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Located in Istanbul.
Words to find: DOME, CUPOLA, MINARET, PENDENTIVE, MIHRAB, MINBAR, APSIS, NARTHEX, GALLERY, MOSAIC, MARBLE, CALLIGRAPHY.
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Hagia Sophia word list, defined
- DOME /doʊm/ · noun
- A rounded roof or ceiling with a roughly hemispherical shape, especially one crowning a building or room; by extension, any object or structure shaped like such a vault. Related: vault, cupola, rotunda, arch.
- CUPOLA /ˈkjuːpələ/ · noun
- A small dome-shaped structure or turret, especially one set on a roof or atop another dome, often with windows or openings to admit light and air. In architecture it may crown a building or serve as a lantern over a larger dome. Related: dome, turret, lantern, rotunda.
- MINARET /ˈmɪnərɛt/ · noun
- A tower attached to a mosque, typically having a balcony from which the call to prayer is made. A tall, slender tower, especially one that is part of a building. Related: spire, tower, obelisk, ministry.
- MIHRAB /miːˈhɑːb/ · noun
- A mihrab is a niche or alcove in a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca, towards which Muslims turn to pray. It is often decorated with intricate designs and calligraphy. Related: prayer niche, qibla niche.
- MINBAR /ˈmɪnbɑːr/ · noun
- A minbar is a raised platform or lectern in a mosque, typically used by a preacher or imam to deliver sermons or lectures. Related: pulpit, lectern, podium, dais.
- APSIS /ˈæpsɪs/ · noun
- Either of the two extreme points in an orbit: the point where an orbiting body is closest to the body it orbits (periapsis) or farthest from it (apoapsis). Related: orbital point, turning point.
- NARTHEX /ˈnɑːrθɛks/ · noun
- A part of a church that is between the entrance and the nave, often used as a vestibule or a place for socializing. In architecture, a narthex is a transitional space between the outside and the main body of a building. Related: vestibule, entrance hall, foyer, lobby.
- GALLERY /ˈɡæləri/ · noun
- A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art; also a raised seating area in a theatre, or (in architecture) a long covered passage or balcony. Related: museum, exhibition hall, showroom.
- MOSAIC /məˈsæɪɪk/ · noun, verb
- A picture or design made from small, usually colored, squares of material, such as tiles or glass. To decorate or create something by arranging small pieces of material in a pattern. Related: mosaicism, tessellation, pattern, design.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑrbəl/ · noun
- A small, rounded mass of metamorphic rock, typically composed of calcium carbonate, often used in sculpture and architecture. A game played on a board with pieces made of this material. Related: stone, rock, agate, onyx.
- CALLIGRAPHY /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/ · noun
- The art of producing beautiful, stylized handwriting using a pen, brush, or other writing instrument; also, the written work so produced. Related: penmanship, handwriting, chirography, lettering.
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