Detail of an arch. A lancet arch is pointed. An ogee arch is pointed with S-shaped sides.
Basilicas are oblong buildings with aisles and galleries with in apse opposite the entrance.
B.C. ad later developed by the Romans. The capital is characterized by a proliferation of acanthus leaves. That along the sloping sides of a pediment is called a raking cornice. The section can be segmental, semicircular, pointed, or bulbous. It usually serves as sleeping quarters, hence the name.