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 /ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/ · noun
- A slender tower attached to or associated with a mosque, traditionally used for making the call to prayer and often serving as a prominent architectural landmark. Related: turret, spire, tower.
- MIHRAB /mɪˈhrɑːb/ · noun
- A niche in the qibla wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca. It may also stand as a symbolic architectural feature in a prayer room or other Islamic building. Related: prayer niche, qibla niche, prayer niche.
- MINBAR /ˈmɪnbɑːr/ · noun
- A minimum threshold of performance, achievement, or qualification that a person or team must meet in order to compete, qualify, or remain in contention. Related: minimum threshold, minimum standard, qualifying mark, benchmark.
- 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
- In architecture, the entrance porch or vestibule of a church, especially the enclosed space between the exterior entrance and the nave. In older botanical usage, a plant belonging to the genus Narthex. Related: vestibule, porch, foyer, antechamber.
- 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 /məˈzaɪək/ (British); /məˈzaɪɑːk/ (US) · noun, adjective, verb
- A mosaic is a design made by fitting together small pieces of material, such as coloured tiles, stone, or glass. By extension, it refers to something composed of many diverse elements whose arrangement creates a larger whole. Related: tessellation, collage, patchwork, medley.
- 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.
- 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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