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nave:  The main body of a church or cathedral.  Sometimes defined as the central aisle only.
Neoclassical:  Greek and Roman revival. A renewed interest in ideas of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio inspired a return of classical shapes in Europe, Great Britain and the United States.
Neo-Gothic style:  A revival of Gothic architecture, the dominant style of medieval architecture in Western Europe.
Neolithic period: (also known as the New Stone Age) A megalith stone system cave dwelling—simple dwelling construction combined with timber and huge erected stones (megaliths example: Stonehenge).
Neo Georgian:  Late 19th century and early 20th century English and American architecture inspired by 18th century Georgian domestic architecture, usually featuring brick facades with rubbed-brick dressings, sash-windows, and door cases with fanlights.  Sometimes the inspiration was more Colonial than English.  The term “Neo Georgian” was especially used to describe architecture of the reign of King George V (1910-36). 
Neo-Renaissance style: An all encompassing style designation that covers many aspects of those 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew for inspiration upon a wide range of classicizing Italian modes; Self-applied style designations were rife in the mid- and later nineteenth century: "Neo-Renaissance" might be applied by contemporaries to some structures that others simply called "Italianate", or when many French Baroque features are present (Second Empire).
Neo-Romanesque or Romanesque Revival style:  A style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 through 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture.
Neo-Tudor style: Houses are usually one or two stories with front-facing gables, and generally usually characterized by: false half-timbering and strapwork employed as decorative elements; masonry or stucco walls on the ground floor, sometimes with a different treatment on the walls of the floor above; occasionally, an overhanging upper story; a shingle-covered, steeply pitched roof; prominent chimney stacks; groups of tall, narrow windows separated by mullions, often set with small panes of leaded glass that are either diamond-shaped or square-shaped, set diagonally.
newel:  The end post of a stair railing.

niche:  A recess in a wall where various decorations or a statue is often placed.


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