Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The vertical exterior or interior face of a building, which in religious architecture incorporated symbolic numbers, shapes, and ornament to accommodate worship.
AP course connection
Topic 3.4: 3.4 Purpose and Audience in Early European and Colonial American Art