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WorksheetsCathedral Architecture
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The dominant diagonal structural component in this image is a ______?
Flying buttress
Buttress
Pier
Window
The following are characteristics of Gothic Architecture Except one.
Flying buttresses
Thick walls
Rib Vaults
Lancet windows
This image of a ceiling is a_______.
lintel
Groin Vault
ribbed vault
Fan vault
Cathedrals were usually designed in what shape?
Star
Cross
Diamond
Oval
What did Gothic architecture allow for in cathedrals?
thinner walls
taller walls
tall windows on the walls
All of the above
None of the above
Some of earliest churches built in the last parts of the Roman Empire are called?
Gothic Churches
Romanesque Churches
Lithuanian Architecture
Etruscan Architecture
The floor plan (or shape) of most cathedrals is in what shape?
A cross
A turtle
A star
A square
What kind of windows were used in a Gothic Cathedral?
stained glass
tinted
unbreakable
plastic
General characteristics of Romanesque openings.
Narrow and small
Wide
No Opening
Broad
Arches used on Romanesque buildings
Round Arch
Pointed Arch
Saracenic Arch
Horseshoe Arch
This church is a good example of _______ Period.
Early christian
Byzantine
Roman
Romanesque
What are characteristics of Romanesque Churches
Thick walls, Pointed arches, Rose window, Highly Decorated Outside
Gargoyles, Small windows, Thick walls
Thick Walls, Small windows, Short walls, Plain outside Decoration
High Walls, Pointed Arched Windows, Stained Glass
The main differences in Gothic and Romanesque churches are what?
Style of windows
Gargoyles, Pointed arches
Rose window. stained glass
All three answers
Describe the supports of this building
Buttresses
Pinnacles
Rustication
Flying Buttresses
Romanesque was before gothic
False
True
Which of the following characteristics are common in Gothic Cathedrals?
Upward looking spaces
Light filled interiors
Thick walls
Small windows
The technology and engineering needed for Gothic cathedrals already existed before they gained popularity.
True
False
Who was the architect of La Sagrada Família?
Antoni Gaudí
Francisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano
Josep Maria Subirachs
Markus Burrisimo
the front of a building, especially an impressive or decorative one
facade
monument
adoration
spire
What happened to Antoni Gaudí's detailed drawings and models for La Sagrada Família?
They were destroyed by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War.
They were hidden away by Gaudí before he died.
They were preserved in a museum dedicated to Gaudí's work.
They were stolen by a rival architect.
