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ОглавлениеQUIZ 138 – Architects and Architecture
1 Doric, Ionian and which other style make up the three orders of Greek architecture?
2 What shape is a gable?
3 On which part of a building would you find a cupola?
4 Which cathedral sits on Ludgate Hill?
5 For what purpose did Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
6 What type of feature is a transom?
7 In which city is the Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium?
8 Which Hungarian architect’s surname did Ian Fleming borrow for a Bond villain?
9 Which French engineer designed the internal structure of the Statue of Liberty?
10 On which type of building might you find bartizans and a portcullis?
11 Of what material is the London Shard made?
12 Who designed the Millennium Dome?
13 What shape is a rotunda?
14 Of which surprising material is the dome of the Roman Pantheon constructed?
15 For what purpose is rock wool used in a building?
16 Which Glaswegian architect and designer created several Art Nouveau buildings in his home city?
17 What term is given to a small floor built between two main floors of a building?
18 In which New Zealand city is the Cardboard Cathedral, created after a 2011 earthquake?
19 Who designed London’s Cenotaph?
20 What name is given to a sun-dried building brick?
