Architectural

Review #6

Famous Buildings of the World

#1: What is the name of

this Art Deco landmark in

New York City?

Sunburst

design

Chrysler Building,

New York City

Sunburst

design

#2: What is the

name of this

building, which

remained the

world’s largest

Christian church

for 1,000 years?

Hagia Sophia,

Istanbul, Turkey

#3: Name the

Spanish

architect who

designed the

Milwaukee

Museum of

Art.

Santiago Calatrava

#4: Which Swiss-French architect

designed this chair?

#4: Le Corbusier

#5: What is

the name of

this German

castle which

inspired the

Sleeping

Beauty Castle

at Disneyland?

#5: What is

the name of

this German

castle which

inspired the

Sleeping

Beauty Castle

at Disneyland?

Neuschwanstein

Castle

#6: What is the name of this

English Tudor Palace?

I spent a

fortune on

this

place!!!

Hampton Court –

outside London,

England

Cardinal Wolsey

I spent a

fortune on

this

place!!!

#7:

Who

designed

Sagrada

Familia in

Barcelona,

Spain?

Antonio Gaudi

#8: What is the name of this palace located

in Granada, Spain?

The Alhambra,

Granada, Spain

#9: What is the

name of this

famous Russian

cathedral

located on Red

Square in

Moscow?

St. Basil

Cathedral

Moscow, Russia

#10: What is the name of this

building in Paris designed by

Renzo Piano?

Pompidou

Centre

The Pompidou

Centre

Paris, France

#11: Who

designed

these Dallas

buildings?Fountain

PlaceSymphony

Hall

City Hall

I M Pei

Fountain

PlaceSymphony

Hall

City Hall

#12: What is the

name of the painting

technique used to

create the optical

illusion that there are

3-dimensional figures

& architecture on this

church ceiling?

Trompe d’oeil

(pronounced trump

d’oy)

#13: What is the name of this semi-

circular section of a church located at

the back of the chancel?

The apse

#14: Where is this building designed

by IM Pei located?

At the entrance to the Louvre Museum

in Paris, France

Glass Pyramid by IM Pei

#15: Who designed

America’s first

skyscraper?

#15: Louis Sullivan

The

Wainwright

Building

St. Louis,

Missouri

#16: Who is the architect of the Disney

Concert Hall in Los Angeles?

Frank GehryDisney Concert Hall

Los Angeles,

California

#17: Who lives at

No. 10 Downing

Street in London,

England?

The Prime Minister

of Great Britain

(also known as

The United

Kingdom or

England)

#18: What is the name of the founder of the

Bauhaus School who moved to the US and built this

International style home in Massachusetts?

Walter Gropius

#19: What is the name of this step-pyramid?

The Ziggurat of Ur

#20: What is the name of this building?

The White House

Washington, D.C.

#21: What is the name of this

important site in Texas history?

The Alamo

San, Antonio, Texas

#22: What was

the official name

for the ‘twin

towers’ located

in New York City

which were

destroyed by

Islamic terrorists

on September

11, 2001?

#23: What is the

name of this

landmark in

Rome, Italy?

The Roman

Colosseum

#24: What is the name of this

building?

The Parthenon

Athens, Greece

#25: What

is the name

of this

basilica in

Vatican City

(Rome)?

Dome

designed by

Michelangelo

St.

Peter’s

Basilica

Dome

designed by

Michelangelo

26) By what

name is the

belltower

adjacent to this

Italian cathedral

known?

J

The Leaning

Tower of Pisa

(Pisa, Italy)

J

#27: Which architect designed the

Geodesic Dome?

Buckminster Fuller

#28: Name the

architect:

Palladio

#29: Name

the column

type:

Corinthian

#30: Which French-Swiss architect

designed the Villa Savoye?

Le Corbusier

#31: Which

architect and

sculptor designed

the baldacchino

(canopy) at St.

Peter’s?

Bernini

#32: What is the proper term for the

zig-zag moulding surrounding this

doorway?

Chevron

moulding

#33: What is the

name of this building

in India?

Built in 1632 by

Shah Jahan in

memory of his 3rd

wife who died

bearing their 14th

child.

J

The Taj Mahal, India

J

#34: What is the

name of this

modern building

built in the

Middle East

(Dubai)

J

Dubai

Burj al Arab

J

#35: What is the

name of this civic

building located in

Australia?

Danish

architect

Jørn Utzon

One of the most

distinctive

buildings of the

20th century

J

Sydney Opera

HouseSydney, Australia

Danish

architect

Jørn Utzon

One of the most

distinctive

buildings of the

20th century

J

#36: What is

the name of

this Chicago

skyscraper?

J

John

Hancock

CenterChicago, Illinois

J