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1
Which tower is the tallest?
CN Tower, Toronto
Space Needle, Seattle
Stratosphere, Las Vegas
Willis Tower, Chicago
37% got this right
Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower.
2
What building in Rome is known for its large dome with an oculus?
Pantheon
Colosseum
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
33% got this right
The Pantheon is a former Roman temple and since the year 609 a Catholic church.
3
What style of architecture does the Chrysler Building represent?
Art Deco
Brutalist
Gothic
Postmodern
35% got this right
The Chrysler Building was the world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930.
4
What type of rock is the Taj Mahal built of?
Marble
Granite
Limestone
Sandstone
54% got this right
The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653.
5
Who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Eero Saarinen
Frank Gehry
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
42% got this right
The museum was established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting.
6
Which ruler commissioned Saint Basil's Cathedral?
Ivan the Terrible
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Vasily the Dark
30% got this right
It was built from 1555 to 1561 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan.
7
What part of the Florence Cathedral is regarded as an exceptional feat of engineering?
The dome
The bell tower
The crypt
The main portal
58% got this right
When it was designed, it was the largest dome in the world.
8
Who designed the Gateway Arch monument in St. Louis?
Eero Saarinen
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Philip Johnson
Renzo Piano
21% got this right
The arch was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States.
9
Which is a traditional earth building in China's Fujian province?
Tulou
Hutong
Pagoda
Siheyuan
14% got this right
A tulou is usually a large, enclosed and fortified earth building.
10
Who designed the Sidney Opera House?
Jørn Utzon
Alvar Aalto
Le Corbusier
Oscar Niemeyer
26% got this right
Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect.
11
How could you describe the architecture of Pompidou Centre in Paris?
Inside out
Mirrored
Skewed
Upside down
51% got this right
Its structural system, mechanical systems, and circulation are exposed on the exterior of the building.
12
What Manhattan building is named after its similarity to a domestic appliance?
The Flatiron Building
The Blender Building
The Refrigerator Building
The Toaster Building
53% got this right
It was one of the tallest buildings in the city upon its 1902 completion, at 20 floors high.
