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This document is a list of questions and answers about the history of architecture. It covers various architectural styles and periods, from Egyptian to modern.

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History of Architecture 1 In Egyptian architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the. Pyramid 2 The great pyramid at Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by. Cheops 3 The beginner of the great hypostyle hall a...

History of Architecture 1 In Egyptian architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the. Pyramid 2 The great pyramid at Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by. Cheops 3 The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty. Rameses 1 4 The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her Marble domains had ample supply of was. 5 Greek architecture was essentially. Columnar trabeated 6 Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles Propylaea is the. 7 The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect Parthenon building ever erected is the. 8 With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Arch and vault 9 Romans achieved huge interiors with the. 10 Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks. Composite 11 From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the Domical roof construction practice of using. 12 The finest and remaining example of Byzantine architecture. St. Sophia, Constantinople 13 The architectural character of the Romanesque architecture is. Sober and dignified 14 Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the Marble use of what material for facing walls. 15 The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome. Pantheon 16 The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple. Pteroma 17 Amphitheaters are used for ___. Gladiatorial Contests 18 An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places. Stoa 19 The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. Acropolis 20 An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex Antefix (Antefixae) tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles. 21 Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually, Acroterion / Acroterium the ornament itself. 22 Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament. Anthemion 23 In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine. Apotheca 24 The characteristic of Greek ornament. Anthemion 25 The use of ___ for facing walls distinguishes Romanesque architecture in Italy from that Marble of the rest of Europe. 26 The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in ___. Pisa 27 The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. Refectory 28 The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. Baroque 29 The open court in an Italian palazzo. Cortel 30 The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window. Tracery 31 Japanese tea house. Cha-sit-su 32 A Muslim temple, a mosque for public worship, also known as place for prostration. Masjid 33 Domical mound containing a relic. Stupa 34 Ifugao house (southern strain). Bale 35 In Mesopotamian architecture, religion called for temples made of sun-dried bricks. Ziggurat 36 The style of the order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps. Doric 37 Tomb of the pharaohs. Pyramid 38 Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for Tumuli consecutive burials for several to a hundred persons. 39 A semi-circular or semi-polygonal space, usually in church, terminating in axis and Apse intended to house an altar. 40 Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns surrounding the naos. Dipteral 41 Senate house for chief dignitaries in Greek architecture Prytaneion 42 Architect of the Einstein Tower. Erich Mendelsohn 43 Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. Walter Gropius 44 What architectural term is termed to be free from any historical style? Art Noveau 45 From what architecture is the Angkor Vat? Cambodian 46 The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y. Van Alen 47 Another term for crenel or intervals between merlon of a battlement. Embrasures 48 Taj Mahal temple is located in ___. Agra 49 In the middle kingdom, in Egyptian architecture, who consolidate the administrative system, made a survey of the country, set boundaries to the provinces, and other helpful Amenemhat I works. 50 Who erected the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis. Senusret I 51 Jubilee festivals of the pharaohs. Heb-sed 52 The world's first large-scale monument in stone. Pyramid of Zoser 53 The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh Pyramid of Khufu 54 A vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at the right angles. Groin Vault 55 Sarimanok is a décor reflecting the culture of the ___. Visayan 56 Caryatid porch is from what architecture? Greek 57 Female statues with baskets serving as columns. Canephora 58 A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle. Bartizan 59 A hall built in Roman Empire for the administration of justice. Basilica 60 The Parthenon is from what architecture. Greek 61 A roof in which 4 faces rests diagonally between the gables and converge at the roof. Helm Roof 62 A compound bracket or capital in Japanese architecture. Masu-gumi 63 A concave molding approximately quarter round. Cavetto 64 Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo. Carlos Santos Viola 65 A Filipino architect whose philosophy is 'the structure must be well oriented'. Caesar Homer Concio 66 What is not required as a feature in modern Muslim mosque. Pinnacle Page 1 of 5 History of Architecture 67 Architect of Robinson's Galleria William Cosculluela 68 Major contribution of the Renaissance Architecture. Baroque for of Ornamentation 69 "A house is like a flower pot" Richard Josef Neutra 70 Richly carved coffins of Greece and Mesopotamia. Sarcophagus 71 King Zoser's architect who was deified in the 26th dynasty. Imhotep 72 The council house in Greece. Bouleuterion 73 Elizabethan Architecture is from what architecture. U.S. / English Renaissance 74 Art Noveau style first appeared in what structure. Tussel House 75 A faced without columns or pilaster in renaissance architecture. Astylar 76 Art Noveau is known as the international style, in Germany it is known as ___. Jugendstijl 77 Less is more. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe 78 First school which offered architecture in the Philippines. Liceo de Manila 79 Embrasures. Crenel 80 Formal architecture, one of the principles of composition. Balance 81 Different historical styles combined. Eclecticism 82 Architect of TWA airport. Eero Saarinen 83 The falling water by Frank Lloyd Wright is also known as ___. Kaufman House 84 First president and founder of PAS. Juan Nakpil 85 "Modern architecture need not be western". Kenzo Tange 86 Architect of the national library, Philippines. Felipe Mendoza 87 The xerxes hall of hundred columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian Palace of Persepolis architecture, which palace was it used. 88 Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture. Saracenic Architecture 89 The convex projecting molding of eccentric curve supporting the abacus of a Doric capital. Echinus 90 Pantiles used for Chinese roofings. S-tiles 91 Greek equivalent of the Roman forum, a place of open air assembly or market. Agora 92 A slight vertical curvature in the shaft of a column. Entasis 93 The very ornate style of architecture developed in the later renaissance period. Baroque 94 A multi-storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist monument of diminishing size with Pagoda corbelled cornice and moldings. "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. Roman 95 From the Greek forms of temple, the three where it lies is known as ___. Crepidoma 96 From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and rear. Amphi-Prostyle 97 Memorial monuments of persons buried elsewhere in Roman architecture. Cenotaphs Cheops 98 The three pyramids in Gizeh Chefren Mykerinos 99 The cistern storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea of the bahay na bato. Aljibe 100 A shallow cistern or drain area in the center of a house. Impluvium 101 In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___. Naos 102 The tomb beneath a church. Crypt 103 A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian churches. Bema 104 A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap. Console 105 Semi-palatial house surrounded by an open site. Villa 106 A roman house with a central patio. Atrium House 107 Revival of classical Roman style Romanesque 108 The style emerging in western Europe in the early 11th century, based on Roman and Byzantine elements, characterized by massive articulated wall structures, round arches, Romanesque and powerful vaults, and lasting until the advent of Gothic architecture. 109 Architect and furniture designer. Alvar Aalto 110 First registered architect in the Philippines. Tomas Mapua 111 The public square of imperial Rome. Forum 112 Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel. Welton Becket 113 Finest example of French-Gothic architecture Chartres Cathedral 114 How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral? 176 115 Agora is from what architecture? Greek 116 Sacred artificial mountains of Babylon and Assyria. Ziggurat 117 A plant whose leaves form the lower portions of the Corinthian capital. Acanthus 118 Structure of wedge-shaped blocks over an opening. Arch 119 The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the aisle vaulting, so also called Triforium a blind story. 120 A windowed wall that rises above the roof of adjacent walls that admit light into the Clerestory interior. 121 A standard, usually of length, by which the proportions of a building are determined. Module 122 The triangular or segmental space enclosed by a pediment or arch. Tympanum 123 A line of counterthrusting arches on columns or piers. Arcade 124 In the classical order, the lowest part or member of the entablature; the beam that spans Architrave from column to column. 125 In classical architecture, the elaborated beam member carried by the columns. Entablature Cornice 126 Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom. Frieze Architrave 127 Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. Octagonal 128 Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. 13 129 A special feature of Japanese houses, used to display a flower arrangement or art. Tokonama 130 Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda. Square 131 The most famous structure of Byzantine architecture and notable of its large dome. Hagia Sophia 132 Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. Pediment Page 2 of 5 History of Architecture 133 A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the poly- Pendentive gonal plan of its supporting structure. 134 A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. Narthex 135 The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir or Nave chancel and usually flanked by aisles. 136 The covered walk of an atrium. Ambulatory 137 A basin for ritual cleansing with water in the atrium of an early Christian basilica. Cantharus 138 A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a church. Exedra 139 An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently place over the altar in a church. Baldachino 140 A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue. Tabernacle 141 A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items. Niche 142 A tower in the Muslim Mosque used to call people to prayer. Minaret 143 Coffers, sunken panels in the ceiling. Lacunaria 144 The Buddhist temple in ancient Cambodia which feature four faces of the compassionate Bayon Buddha. 145 A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish, and Muslim 12th-16th century Mudejar architecture. 146 Projecting blocks of stone carved with foliage, typical in Gothic architecture. Crocket 147 A slab forming the crowning member of the capital. Abacus 148 The crowning member of a column. Capital 149 A rectangular or square slab supporting the column at the base. Plinth 150 A low screen wall enclosing the choir in early Christian church. Chancel 151 The cold section of a Roman Bath. Frigidarium 152 This church in the Philippines is the seat of the Malolos Congress. Barasoain Church 153 The palace proper in Assyrian palaces. Seraglio 154 Holy mountains. Ziggurat 155 Architect of the famous propylaea, Acropolis. Mnesicles 156 Private family apartments in Assyrian palaces. Harem 157 The most stupendous and impressive of the rock-cut-temples. Great Temple, Abu Simbel 158 The four-seated colossal statues of Rameses II is carved in the pylon of the ___. Great Temple, Abu Simbel 159 Favorite motifs of design of the Egyptians. Palm, Lotus, and Papyrus 160 Two main classes of temples in Egyptian Architecture. Mortuary and Cult Temples 161 Egyptian temples for ministrations to deified pharaohs. Mortuary Temple 162 Structure whose corners are made to face the four cardinal points. Ziggurat 163 Structure whose sides are made to face the four cardinal points. Pyramid 164 Egyptian temples for the popular worship of the ancient and the mysterious gods. Cult Temple 165 The use of monsters in doorways is prevalent in what architecture? Persian 166 The Greek male statues used as columns. Atlantes 167 A recessed or alcove with raised seats where disputes took place. Exedra 168 A single line of columns surrounding the Naos. Peripteral 169 The uppermost step in the crepidoma. Stylobate 170 The lowest step in the crepidoma. Stereobate 171 A building in Greek and Roman for exercises or physical activities. Gymnasium 172 The three chamber of a Greek temple. Pronaos, Naos, and Epinaos 173 A Greek building that contains painted pictures. Pinacotheca 174 Temple with a portico of columns arranged in front. Prostyle 175 The clear space in between columns. Intercolumniation 176 Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters. Eustyle 177 Intercolumniation of 4 diameters. Areostyle 178 Intercolumniation of 2 diameters. Systyle 179 Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? 1.5 Diameters 180 Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters. 3 Diameters 181 A kindred type to the theater. Odeion 182 Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of the Greek. Circus 183 Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. Colosseum 184 What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra? Wrestling 185 A foot race course in the cities. stadium 186 A temple with 1-4 columns arranged between antae at the front. In Antis 187 A temple with 1-4 columns arranged between antae at the front and rear. Amphi-Antis 188 In Greek, it is the Roman prototype of the Thermae. Gymnasium 189 Greek order that has no base. Doric 190 The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek theaters. Epidauros 191 What orders did the Etruscans and the Romans add making 5 in all? Tuscan and Composite 192 What allowed the Romans to build vaults of a magnitude never equaled till the birth of Use of Concrete steel for buildings. The finest of all illustrations of Roman construction. Pantheon 193 The oldest and most important forum in Rome. Forum Romanum 194 Who commenced the 'hall of hundred columns'? Xerxes 195 Who completed the 'hall of hundred columns'? Artaxerxes 196 Architects of the Parthenon. Callicrates and Ictinus 197 Master sculptor of the Parthenon. Phidias 198 In Roman fountains, the large basin of water. Lacus 199 Spouting jets in Roman fountain. Salientes 200 The oldest circus in Rome. Circus Maximus 201 The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian amphitheater" was commenced by Vespasian / Domitian whom and completed by whom? 202 Architect of the Erechtheion. Mnesicles 203 A water clock or an instrument for measuring time by the use of water. Clepsydra Page 3 of 5 History of Architecture 204 The finest of Greek Tombs, also known as the 'tomb of Agamemnon'. Treasury of Atreus 205 Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum Theron 206 Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. Libon 207 Roman architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus, Olympius. Cossutius 208 Both the regula and the mutule has guttae numbering a total of ___. 18 209 A quadrigas is a ___. 4-horse Chariot 210 The water-leaf and tongue is a usual ornament found in the ___. Cyma Reversa 211 The Corona is usually painted with the ___. Key Pattern 212 Greek sculptures may be classified as "architectural sculpture, free standing statuary, Sculptured Reliefs and the ___". 213 One of the best examples of a surviving megaron type of Greek domestic building. House #33 214 The molding that is often found in the Doric Order. Bird's Beak 215 The wall or colonnade enclosing the Temenos Peribolus 216 The private house of the Romans. Domus 217 Roman rectangular temples stood on a ___. Podium 218 Roman large square tiles. Bepidales 219 A type of Roman wall facing with alternating courses of brickworks. Opus Mixtum 220 A type of Roman wall facing which is made of small stone laid in a loose pattern roughly Opus Incertum resembling polygonal work. 221 A type of Roman wall facing with a net-like effect. Opus Recticulatum 222 A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or without mortar joints. Opus Quadratum 223 A Roman structure used as hall of justice and commercial exchanges. Basilica 224 A type of monument erected to support a tripod, as a prize for athletic exercises or Choragic Monument musical competitions in Greek festivals. 225 A type of ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assemblage Fret of straight lines intersecting at right angles, and of various patterns. 226 Figures of which the upper parts alone are carved, the rest running into a parallelopiped Termini or diminishing pedestal. 227 Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and domes. Opus Tesselatum 228 Conceptualized the Corinthian capital. Callimachus 229 The sleeping room of the 'megaron'. Thalamus 230 The origin of the door architrave. Timber-enframed Portal 231 The atrium type of house originated with the ___. Etruscans 232 Roman apartment blocks. Insula 233 A building in classic architecture decorated with flowers and plants with water for the Nymphaeum purpose of relaxation. 234 !5th to 18th century architecture. Renaissance 235 "Form follows function". Louis Sullivan 236 The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple of the Italian renaissance Iñigo Jones style. 237 A pillared hall in which the roofs rests on the column in Egyptian temples. Hypostyle Hall 238 Who began the building of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak? Thothmes I 239 Architect of the Great Serapeum at Alexandria. Ptolemy III 240 He created the Dymaxion House, "the first machine for living". Buckminster Fuller 241 Tombs built for the Egyptian nobility rather than the royalty. Rock-Hewn Tombs 242 Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines. George Ramos 243 The warm room in the Thermae. Tepidarium 244 The Hot room of the Thermae. Calidarium 245 The cold or unheated pool in the Thermae. Frigidarium 246 The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. Sudatorium 247 The dressing room of the Thermae. Apodyteria 248 The room for oils and unguents in the thermae. Unctuaria 249 Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the ___. Forum 250 Orientation of the Greek temple is towards the ___. East 251 Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the ___. South 252 Orientation of the Medieval Church. West 253 The space for the clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall from the body of the Cancelli church called ___. 254 On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the epistle and the gospel are Ambo called. 255 In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of the sanctuary which later Bema developed into the transept, this is the ___. 256 In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central place at the end of the church Apse called ___. 257 The iconoclastic movement during the Byzantine period forbade the use of ___. Statues 258 Type of plan of the Byzantine churches. Centralized 259 Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St. Sophia, Constantinople) Anthemius and Isidorus 260 The supreme monument of Byzantine architecture. St. Sophia, Constantinople 261 Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period) Little Metropole Cath., Athens 262 One of the few churches of its type to have survived having a square nave and without Nea Moni cross-arms, roofed by a dome which spans to the outer walls of the building. 263 A tower raised above a roof pierced to admit light. Lantern the covered passage around an open space or garth, connecting the church to the chapter Cloisters house, refectory and other parts of the monastery. 264 The prominent feature of the facades in Romanesque Central Italy. Ornamental Arcades 265 The best example of a German Romanesque church with apses at both east and west Worms Cathedral ends. Page 4 of 5 History of Architecture 266 The term applied to the Episcopal church of the diocese and also the important structure Cathedral of the Gothic period. 267 The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante. Greek Cross 268 The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo Maderna. Latin Cross 269 He erected the entrance Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica. Bernini 270 Used as food storage in the Bahay na Bato. Dispensa 271 The granary in traditional Bontoc House. Falig 272 Architect of the World Trade Center. Minoru Yamasaki 273 The Erechtheion of Mnesicles is from what architecture? Greek 274 The part of the Corinthian capital without flower. Balteus 275 The Pantheon is from what architecture. Roman 276 The architect of the Pantheon. Agrippa 277 The senate house of the Greeks. Prytaneion 278 Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-Plan. Marcel Lajos Breuer 279 Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell construction. Felix Outerino Candela 280 In the Doric Order, the shaft terminates in the ___. Hypotrachelion 281 In what Order is the Parthenon. Doric 282 In what Order is the temple of Nike Apteros, Athens. Ionic 283 This temple is dedicated to 'Wingless Victory'. Temple of Nike Apteros, Athens 284 This structure in Greece was erected by Andronikos Cyrrhestes for measuring time by Tower of the Winds, Athens means of a clepsydra internally and sun dial externally. 285 In the Cyma Reversa molding of the Romans, what ornaments are usually found? Acanthus and Dolphin 286 From what architecture is the Stoa? Greek 287 The Egyptian Ornament symbolizing fertility. Papyrus 288 Egyptian Temple for popular worship of the ancient and mysterious gods. Cult Temple 289 A small private bath found in Roman houses or palaces. Balneum 290 Corresponds to the Greek naos. Cella 291 The large element in the frieze. Triglyph 292 "A is a machine to live in". Le Corbusier 293 Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. Eliel Saarinen 294 "Architecture is Organic". Frank Lloyd Wright 295 Invented reinforced concrete in France. Hennevique 296 First elected U.A.P. president. Jose Herrera 297 Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. Juan Nakpil 298 Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument. Guillermo Tolentino 299 Designer of the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan 300 Male counterpart of the Caryatids. Telamones or Atlantes 301 Like Caryatids and Atlantes, this is a three-quarter length figures. Herms 302 This is a pedestal with human, animal, or mythological creatures at the top. Terms 303 A small payer house in Egyptian architecture. Madrassah 304 Where "Constructivism" originated? Moscow 305 Expressionist Architect. Erich Mendelsohn 306 Founders of the "Art Noveau". John Ruskin and William Moris 307 Combination of the new art and the graphing of the old art. Eclecticism 308 Return in the use of Roman Orders in modern age. Neo-Classism 309 Scheme or solution of a problem in architecture. Parti 310 Architect of the Batasang Pambansa. Felipe Mendoza 311 Architect of the Philippine Heart Center. George Ramos 312 Architect of the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Juan Nakpil 313 The architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration. Juan Nakpil 314 Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas dela Madre, this church in Rizal whose design Morong Church depicts the heavy influence of Spanish Baroque, was declared a national treasure. 315 This church, 1st built by the Augustinian Fr. Miguel Murguia, has an unusually large bell Panay Capiz which was made from approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the towns people. 316 Architect of SM Megamall. Antonio Sin Diong 317 Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila. Gabriel Formoso 318 G.S.I.S. Building, Roxas Boulevard. George Ramos 319 The tower atop the torogan where the princess and her ladies in waiting hide during Lamin occasions. 320 Found in the ground floor of the bahay na bato, it is where the carriages and floats are Zaguan kept. 321 The emergency hideout found directly behind the neadboard of the Sultan's bed. Bilik 322 The flat, open terrace open to the toilet, bath, and kitchen areas and also used as a Azotea laundry and drying space and service area for the servants. 323 In the kitchen of the bahay kubo, the table on top of which is the river stone, shoe-shaped Dapogan stove or kalan is known as ___. Page 5 of 5

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