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Architecture

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Structure's overhead protector against the elements (4)
Massive masonry post designed to bear heavy vertical loads (4)
Keystone-anchored span that diverts downward weight outward (4)
Exterior stone reinforcement built to absorb the outward thrust of a high wall (8)
Wall-protecting overhang that directs rainwater away (4)
Slender spire from which calls to prayer traditionally resonate (7)

Vaulted underground chamber often found beneath church flagstones (5)
Main central space where churchgoers sit (4)
Veranda-like shelter guarding the front door (5)
Circular interior hall capped with a monumental cupola (7)
Decorative horizontal projection running along the upper edge of an exterior wall (7)
Lateral passageway running parallel to the central hall (5)
Sturdy horizontal member bearing a ceiling's load (4)
Semicircular church recess typically found behind the altar (4)