Which of the following does not refer to Renaissance Architecture?

• "Rebirth"

• Return to classical ideas

• Financed by commercial prosperity

• Middle Ages

He wrote DE RE AEDIFICATORIA, an important source of information for classical Roman Architecture

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Leon Batista Alberti

• Andrea Palladio

A type of dome pioneered by Filippo Brunelleschi, as seen in the octagonal dome of the Florence Cathedral in Italy.

• Double-shell dome

• Renaissance dome

• Hemispherical dome

• Cupola

Who of the following did not take part in the design of Saint Peter's Basilica?

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Donato Bramante

• Michelangelo

• Carlo Maderno

He is regarded as the "first modern architect"

• Le Corbusier

• Donato Bramante

• Andrea Palladio

• Frank Lloyd Wright

A recurring element in Palladian Architecture composed of a high round-arched opening with two smaller rectangular openings to the sides

• Tripartite Openings

• Loggia

• Temple-front design

• Palladian Motif

Identify the structure

(Architect: Andrea Palladio)

• Teatro Olimpico

• Basilica Palladiana

• Villa Barbaro

• Monticello

Answer explanation

Villa Barbaro or Villa di Maser (Veneto, Italy)

(UNESCO World Heritage Site)

A private residence designed to look like an important public building with the use of columns and pediments.

It is the dramatic contrast between light and dark, a prominent element in Baroque art

• Chiaroscuro

• Gilded walls

• Contrast

• Fresco

The type of architectural style that Louis XIV strictly implemented, which then became the national style of France

• Baroque

• Renaissance

• Palace Architecture

• French Baroque

An English Baroque style of cathedral, designed by Christopher Wren, that features a triple-shell dome.

• St. Paul's Cathedral

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Palace of Versailles

• Vatican City

Answer explanation

Fun fact: Inside is the "Geometric Staircase", a self-supported spiral staircase, which was featured in Harry Potter as the stairs leading to the Divination class