| Facade |
The face of a building, especially the principle face. |
| Pillage |
To rob of good by force, especially in time of war; plunder. |
| Cruciform |
Shaped like a cross. |
| Colonnade |
A series of columns placed at regular intervals. |
| Buttressing |
A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support
or reinforcement. |
| Somber |
Dark; gloomy. |
| Tabernacles |
A case or box on a church altar containing the consecrated host
and wine of the Eucharist. |
| Parishsioner |
A member of a parish. |
| Gascony |
A historical region and former province of southwest France. |
| Cartularies |
A collection of deeds or charters, especially a register of titles
to all the property of an estate or a monastery. |