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