Famous Buildings

St. Paul Cathedral location:

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Rome, Italy

• Berlin, Germany

Answer explanation

London’s most iconic building St Paul’s Cathedral was designed by English architect Sir Christopher Wren. Sitting at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, its famous dome is one of the world’s largest, measuring nearly 112 metres high.

St. Basils Cathedral location:

• Warsaw, Poland

• Copenhagen, Denmark

• Moscow, Russia

• Dublin, Ireland

Answer explanation

This garish, candy-coloured cathedral is, in fact, Moscow’s most visited tourist attraction. The Iconic Building, shaped to resemble the flame of a bonfire rising into the sky, is located just outside the Kremlin gates and marks the geometric centre of the city.

Built between 1554 and 1560, the cathedral was erected during the reign of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible). Little is known about the building’s architect Postnik Yakovlev, but he was clearly a fan of onion domes, sharp spikes and polygonal towers.

Space Needle location:

• Seattle, Washington

• Bogota, Columbia

• Tokyo, Japan

• Jakarta, Indonesia

Answer explanation

The futuristic Space Needle in Seattle, Washington was built for the 1962 World’s fair. The famous landmark stands at 184m high and 42m wide at its widest point.

The design was a collaborative effort between architects Edward E Carlson and John Graham. Not only is the architecture a marvel to look at but the Iconic Building‘s impressive design can survive wind velocities of 200mph and can escape serious structural damage during earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitudes.

Hagia Sophia Location:

• New Delhi, India

• Doha, Qatar

• Damascus, Syria

• Istanbul, Turkey

Answer explanation

Hagia Sophia is an architectural masterpiece. A perfect example of Byzantine architecture, Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul, Turkey.

The building was built for the first time by the emperor Constantine the Great (306-337)

Parliament Building Location:

• Stockholm, Sweden

• Budapest, Hungary

• Bangkok, Thailand

• Rome,Italy

Answer explanation

The construction of the Parliament Building took 17 years, and it is the country’s largest building, Budapest’s tallest, and the third largest parliament building in the world.

Notre Dame Cathedral Location:

• Paris, France

• Rome, Italy

• Madrid,Spain

• London,United Kingdom

Answer explanation

Notre Dame Cathedral – perhaps the most iconic example of Gothic architecture.  Initially conceived by Bishop Maurice de Sully, the building of the world’s most famous gothic cathedral began in 1163, and was completed almost 200 years later in Paris, France.

CN Tower Location:

• New York, USA

• Berlin, Germany

• Oslo,Norway

• Toronto, Canada

Answer explanation

Located in Toronto, Canada, the CN Tower – short for Canada’s National Tower – stands as the third tallest tower in the world, with a height of 1,800 feet. Its construction was finalized in 1976 and was used as a telecommunications tower.

The Guggenheim Location:

• New York, United States

• London, United Kingdom

• Paris, France

• Wellington, New Zealand

Flatiron Building Location:

• New York, United States

• Chicago, United States

• Toronto, Canada

• Berlin, Germany

Dome of Rock Location:

• Damascus, Syria

• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Jerusalem, Israel

• Muscat, Oman