Japanese Wooden Architecture Uses a Series of Cross- and Counter-________

question 13

Multiple Choice

Japanese wooden architecture uses a series of cross- and counter-________ to support the elaborate curved roofs of early temples.

• A) beams
• B) lintels
• C) braces
• D) posts
• E) gabbards

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