HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (ALREADY PASSED)
"The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty." - Answers
Rameses I
"The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her domains had ample
supply of was." - Answers Marble
Greek architecture was essentially. - Answers Columnar trabeated
"Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles is the." -
Answers Propylaea
"The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building ever
erected is the." - Answers Parthenon
"With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Romans achieved
huge interiors with the." - Answers Arch and vault
"Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks." - Answers Composite
"From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the practice of using." -
Answers Domical roof construction
"Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of what
material for facing walls." - Answers Marble
"The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome." - Answers Pantheon
"The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple." - Answers Pteroma
Amphitheaters are used for ___. - Answers Gladiatorial Contests
"An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places." - Answers Stoa
The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. - Answers Acropolis
"An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover
the joints of the flat tiles." - Answers Antefix
"Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually, the
ornament itself." - Answers Acroterion
Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament. - Answers Anthemion
"In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine." - Answers
Apotheca
, The characteristic of Greek ornament. - Answers Anthemion
The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. - Answers Refectory
The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. - Answers Baroque
The open court in an Italian palazzo. - Answers Cortel
"The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window." - Answers Tracery
"cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. - Answers Roman
"How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral?" - Answers 176
"Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom. i. Cornice ii. Frieze iii.Architrave" - Answers a. i, ii, iii
Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. - Answers Octagonal
Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. - Answers 13..
Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda. - Answers Square
Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. - Answers Pediment
"A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the polygonal plan of its
supporting structure." - Answers Pendentive
A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. - Answers Narthex
"The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir orchancel and usually
flanked by aisles." - Answers Nave
The uppermost step in the crepidoma. - Answers Stylobate
The lowest step in the crepidoma. - Answers Stereobate
Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters. - Answers Eustyle
Intercolumniation of 4 diameters. - Answers Areostyle
Intercolumniation of 2 diameters. - Answers Systyle
Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? - Answers 1.5 Diameters
Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters. - Answers 3 Diameters
"Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of the Greek." - Answers Circus
Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. - Answers Colosseum
"The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty." - Answers
Rameses I
"The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her domains had ample
supply of was." - Answers Marble
Greek architecture was essentially. - Answers Columnar trabeated
"Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles is the." -
Answers Propylaea
"The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building ever
erected is the." - Answers Parthenon
"With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Romans achieved
huge interiors with the." - Answers Arch and vault
"Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks." - Answers Composite
"From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the practice of using." -
Answers Domical roof construction
"Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of what
material for facing walls." - Answers Marble
"The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome." - Answers Pantheon
"The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple." - Answers Pteroma
Amphitheaters are used for ___. - Answers Gladiatorial Contests
"An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places." - Answers Stoa
The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. - Answers Acropolis
"An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover
the joints of the flat tiles." - Answers Antefix
"Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually, the
ornament itself." - Answers Acroterion
Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament. - Answers Anthemion
"In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine." - Answers
Apotheca
, The characteristic of Greek ornament. - Answers Anthemion
The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. - Answers Refectory
The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. - Answers Baroque
The open court in an Italian palazzo. - Answers Cortel
"The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window." - Answers Tracery
"cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. - Answers Roman
"How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral?" - Answers 176
"Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom. i. Cornice ii. Frieze iii.Architrave" - Answers a. i, ii, iii
Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. - Answers Octagonal
Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. - Answers 13..
Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda. - Answers Square
Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. - Answers Pediment
"A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the polygonal plan of its
supporting structure." - Answers Pendentive
A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. - Answers Narthex
"The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir orchancel and usually
flanked by aisles." - Answers Nave
The uppermost step in the crepidoma. - Answers Stylobate
The lowest step in the crepidoma. - Answers Stereobate
Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters. - Answers Eustyle
Intercolumniation of 4 diameters. - Answers Areostyle
Intercolumniation of 2 diameters. - Answers Systyle
Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? - Answers 1.5 Diameters
Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters. - Answers 3 Diameters
"Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of the Greek." - Answers Circus
Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. - Answers Colosseum
