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The tomb of the pharaohs in Egyptian architecture is the what?
Pyramid
The Great Pyramid at Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by who?
Cheops
Who was the beginner of the great hypostyle hall at Karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty?
Rameses 1
What is a domical mound containing a relic?
Stupa
What is not required as a feature in modern Muslim mosque?
Caesar Homer Concio Pinnacle
What is a concave molding approximately quarter round?
Cavetto
Who is the architect of Iglesia ni Cristo?
Carlos Santos Viola
What is a compound bracket or capital in Japanese architecture?
Masu-gumi
What is a roof in which 4 faces rests diagonally between the gables and converge at the roof?
Helm Roof
The Parthenon is from what architecture?
Greek
Caryatid porch is from what architecture?
Greek
What is a small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle?
Bartizan
What architecture design used Female statues with baskets serving as columns?
Bartizan
Sarimanok is a décor reflecting the culture of the what?
Visayan
What is the highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh?
Pyramid of Khufu
What is a vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at the right angles?
Groin Vault
Who erected the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis?
Amenemhat I
Which pharaoh did build Jubilee festivals?
Senusret I
What is The world's first large-scale monument in stone?
Pyramid of Zoser
Where is the Taj Mahal temple located?
Agra
From what architecture is the Angkor Vat?
Cambodian
Who is the Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art?
Walter Gropius
What architectural term is termed to be free from any historical style?
Art Noveau
Prytaneion is a part of what architecture?
Temples in Greece
Who is the Architect of the Einstein Tower?
Erich Mendelsohn
Who is the architect of Chrysler building in N.Y.?
Van Alen
Another term for intervals between merlon of a battlement?
Crenel
In Mesopotamian architecture, religion called for temples made of what?
Ziggurat
What is Japanese tea house called?
Cha-sit-su
What is Muslim temple?
Masjid
The style of the order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps is what?
Doric
The architecture of the curved line is known as what?
Baroque
What is the open court in an Italian palazzo called?
Cortel
What is the ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window?
Tracery
The use of what material for facing walls distinguishes Romanesque architecture in Italy from that of the rest of Europe?
Marble
The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in what place?
Pisa
What is The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college called?
Refectory
What is the ornament itself; also called a Honeysuckle ornament?
Anthemion
In ancient Greece and Rome, what is a storeroom of any kind called, but especially for storing wine?
Apotheca
What is the fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City called?
Acropolis
What is an upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles called?
Antefix (Antefixae)
What famous building in Rome maintains perfect preservation of all ancient buildings there?
Pantheon
Marble dominates Greek architecture from which country?
Marble
What is the space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple called?
Pteroma
What were Amphitheaters used for?
Gladiatorial Contests
In ancient Greece, what was a long colonnaded shelter used in public places known as?
Stoa
In Greece, what was the imposing entrance to the acropolis called, and who was the architect
Propylaea