WorksheetsHistory of Architecture
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who erected the entrance piazza surrounded by 284 ionic columns to the St. Peter's Basilica, Rome?
Michaelangelo
Bernini
Donatello Bramente
Carlo Maderna
Who is the architect of Sagrada Familia?
Paul Abadle
Henri Labrouste
Antoni Gaudi
JLC Garnier
What do you call the gateway, which is a feature of Chinese architecture and erected only by the government permission as memorial to deceased persons distinction?
pagoda
temple
gazebo
pai-lou
In a modern Muslim mosques, which of the following is/are to be applied?
all listed items
pulpit
niche
minarets
Stupa or temples cut in rock formations is a combination of what style of architecture?
ISLAMIC
CHINESE
EGYPTIAN
INDIAN
Who is the architect of the Opera House?
Howard Upton
Peter Hall
Howard Hoban
Jom Utzon
Who is the architect of the Central Bank of the Philippines in Harrison?
Ruperto Gaite
Gabriel Formoso
Felipe Mendoza
Crecenciano de Castro
Which of the following indicates trabeated styles?
pointed arch
post and lintel
mortar joints
blended joints
Who is the architect of the College of Engineering and College of Liberal Arts at the University of the Philippines?
Victor Tiotuyco
Gabriel Formoso
Aurelio Juguilon
Cesar H. Concio
Toranas or gateways are characteristic features of what architectural style?
Japanese
Indian
Egyptians
Chinese
From what architectural style were Chinese pagodas derived?
Muslim
Indian
Japanese
European
What do you call this colossal head that can be found in Mexico?
umpac
olmec
zapotes
colossal titan
What do you call a long colonnaded building used around public spaces and shelters at religious shrines in Greek architecture
Propylae
Stoa
Pestle
Agora
Which historic style of architecture first introduced the clerestory?
EGYPTIAN
GREEK
ROMAN
WEST ASIATIC
Medieval Architecture, which is characterized by pointed style, was prevalent in Western Europe from the 13th to the 15th century: What do you call this style?
Romanesque
Arabesque
Baroque
Gothic
Who is the architect (aside Teitaro Takashi) of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo who has played a decisive role in renewal of Japanese architecture?
Walter Gropius
Kenzo Tange
Frank Lloyd Wright
Le Corbusier
Public buildings are important structure in Greek architecture. What do you call the town square used as center of Greek social life and business?
Agora
Tenemos
Stoa
Propylaea
What do you call a mass masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch or vault?
camber
canopy
cable
buttress
Who is the American Architect who introduced modern architecture in the Philippines?
William Parsons
Le Corbusier
Oscar Niemeyer
Daniel Burns
Which of the following structures is NOT of Italian Romanesque architecture?
pisa cathedral
winchester cathedral
st. michele, pavia
monreale cathedral
What is the important event that changed architecture to what is termed as MODERN?
METALLURGY
RENAISSANCE
DISCOVERY OF CONCRETE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
What invention brought about modern high-rise buildings?
elevator
curtain wall system
steel beam
thin shell construction
Who is the architect of the Istana Nurul Iman (Palace of the Sultan Kudarat of Brunei)?
Pier Luigi Nervi
Felipe Mendoza
Leandro Locsin
Louis Khan
What is considered the birthplace of Renaissance art and architecture?
Venice
Ravenna
Rome
Florence
What is the prehistoric tomb composed of standing stones capped with a large horizontal slab?
dolmen
menhir
stone henge
tumulus
In the bahay-na-bato, what do you call the space on the ground floor used for storing the caroza?
cocina
sala
aljibe
zaguan
What was the first to school to offer architecture in the Philippines?
Mapua Institute of Architecture
UST College of Architecture
UP College of Architecture
Adamson University
What is the most important church in Constantinople and considered the perfection of Byzantine style of architecture?
Hagia Sophia – Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey
Basilica of Saint’Apollinare Nuovo – Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Walls of Constantinople – Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey
Basilica of San Vitale – Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Identify this structure
Pyramid
Step Pyramid
Mastabas
Ziggurat
Identify this structure
Menhir
Tumulus
Pylons
Obelisk
Identify the structure and the Architect
Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut
Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice
Philipp Johnson
Le Corbusier
Frank Gehry
Identify the structure and the architect
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Gehry
Walter Gorpius
Umbrella Academy HQ
Johnson Wax Building HQ
