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found new life on American soil because of its structural ingenuity and
cultural associations.

II. Divide the text into five logical parts. Give the title to each part.

III. Write out all architectural terms in the text and find their
definitions in English.

ІV. Read the following definitions and find the words they stand
for in the text.

1. A rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typi-
cally with a circular base.
2. A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of

stone, tile, glass, etc.
3. A layer of gold or gold paint that is put on something.
4. A thing shaped like a cross.

5. The accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred
vessels.
6. An antechamber, porch, or distinct area at the western entrance of

some early Christian churches, separated off by a railing.
7. A church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
8. The central part of a church building, intended to accommodate
most of the congregation.

9. A large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with
a domed roof and typically at the church's eastern end.
10. An open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman

house.

V. Find out if the following statements are true or false:
1 . Early Christian architecture, the first built expressions of the new

faith in Constantinople, was based on a new building type called the basil-
ica.
2 . The Byzantine style is characterized by the dome and the cruciform

shape, round arches, and square windows.
3 . The domed, central-plan for churches dominated the architecture of
the Orthodox Christian world.

4 . The leading monument of the age and prototype of Byzantine archi-
tecture is the Hagia Sophia.

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