Vocabulary. to derive — происходить

to derive — происходить

remains — (зд.) руины

store — запас

treatise — трактат

pervasive — проникающий, распространяющийся повсюду

predilection — предпочтение

spatial — пространственный

surface — поверхность

to recast — придавать новую форму, переделывать

to consist (of) — состоять (из)

rear — расположенный сзади, задний

peculiarly — особенно

to obtain —- получать, приобретать

tenement — многоквартирный дом, сдаваемый в аренду

excavations — раскопки

to reveal — показывать, обнаруживать

with strict regard — со строгим учетом

to depend (on) — зависеть (от)

access — доступ

to admit — допускать, принимать

opening — отверстие

inscription — надпись

concrete —- бетон

precious — драгоценный

marble — мрамор

establishment — учреждение

magnificence — величие

facility — приспособление

accommodation — размещение

I. Choose the right sentence.

1. Pervasive Roman predilection was for spatial composition.

a) Spatial composition was seldom used by the Romans.

b) The Romans preferred spatial composition.

c) Roman architecture is characterized by the use of symmetrical composition.

2. The Latin word "villa" means a suburban house.

a) Villa is a country house.

b) It is a sumptuous residence.

c) The building is Roman in style.

3. The Pantheon is the greatest structure of antiquity.

a) The Pantheon is built of concrete.

b) The Pantheon is a circular temple.

c) The Pantheon is the masterpiece of antiquity.

II. Circle a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.

1. The domus consisted of...

a) three or four floors

b) suits of rooms grouped around a central hall

c) two or three rooms with few windows

2. Insulae were planned...

a) to impress by their grandeur

b) around a colonnaded court

c) with strict regard to economy of space

3. Handrian's Villa at Tivoli was...

a) a sumptuous residence with parks and gardens

b) a tenement house

c) a small country house

4. The rotunda and dome of the Pantheon are among the finest exam­ples of...

a) the architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world

b) Roman concrete work

c) contemporary architecture

5. The Colosseum was the most important...

a) temple of antiquity

b) theatre of ancient Greece

c) amphitheatre of ancient Rome

EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE

Warming-up

1. When did Byzantine architecture develop?

2. What is the outstanding example of Byzantine architecture?

3. When did this style come to Russia?

4. What greatest Byzantine architects and artists do you know?

5. Can you give any examples of the Byzantine style in Russia?

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