Indo-Islamic architecture bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Brackets, pillars and lintels.

   Item

   Trabeation

2. Clue

   Interlocking block of an arch.

   Item

   Voussoir

3. Clue

   Support letting a dome span a square.

   Item

   Squinch

4. Clue

   Flowing lines, leaves and flowers.

   Item

   Arabesque

5. Clue

   Limestone plaster casing walls.

   Item

   Chunam

6. Clue

   Four-part garden around a tomb.

   Item

   Charbagh

7. Clue

   Stone inlay of the Taj.

   Item

   Pietra dura

8. Clue

   Niche facing Mecca.

   Item

   Mihrab

9. Clue

   Friday sermon in the ruler's name.

   Item

   Khutba

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation