Midterm Building Study Guide

Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser

Architect: Imhotep

Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser

Construction: ca. 2650 BCE

Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser

Location: Saqqara, Egypt

Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser

Era: Archaic Period, Egpyt

Pyramid complex of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure

Construction: ca. 2600-2515 BCE

Pyramid complex of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure

Location: Giza, Egypt

Pyramid complex of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure

Era: 4th Dynasty Old Kingdom, Egypt

Queen Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple

Architect: Senenmut

Queen Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple

Construction: c. 1470-1450 BCE

Queen Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple

Location: Dier-el-Bahari, Egypt

Queen Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple

Era: 18th Dynasty New Kingdom, Egypt

Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak (first pylon) AND Hypostyle Hall

Construction: ca. 1490-1250 BCE

Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak (first pylon) AND Hypostyle Hall

Location: Karnak, Egypt

Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak (first pylon) AND Hypostyle Hall

Era: 18th and 19th Dynasties New Kingdom Egypt

The Moon Pyramid AND Temple of the Feathered Serpent

Construction: 100-250 CE

The Moon Pyramid AND Temple of the Feathered Serpent

Location: Teotihuacan, Mexico

Temple of Hera I "Basilica" (doric)

Construction: c. 550 BCE

Temple of Hera I AND Temple of Hera II

Location: Paestum Italy

Temple of Hera II (doric)

Construction: c. 460 BCE

Parthenon AND The Propylaia (doric)

Architect: Iktinos

Parthenon AND Temple of Athena Nike AND The Propylaia

Location: Acropolis, Athens

Parthenon AND The Propylaia (doric)

Construction: Greece c. 450 BCE

Temple of Athena Nike (ionic)

Architect: Kallikrates

Temple of Athena Nike (ionic)

Construction: Greece c. 420 BCE

Temple of Portunus (ionic)

Construction: 75 BCE

Temple of Portunus (ionic)

Location: Rome, Italy

Temple of Portunus (ionic)

Era: Republican Period

Pont du Gard

Era: Republican Period

Pont du Gard

Construction: ca. 50 BCE

Pont du Gard

Location: Nimes, France

Domus of the Vetii

Construction: Before 79 CE

Domus of the Vetii

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Insula of Diana

Construction: ca. 150 CE

Insula of Diana

Location: Ostia Antica, Italy

The Colosseum

Construction: 70-80 CE

The Colosseum

Location: Rome, Italy

The Colosseum

Era: Flavian dynasty, early empire Rome

Apollodorus of Damascus: Forum of Trajan

Construction: 107-117 CE

Apollodorus of Damascus: Forum of Trajan

Location: Rome, Italy

Apollodorus of Damascus: Forum of Trajan

Era: Middle Empire Period

Apollodorus of Damascus: Basilica Ulpia

Construction: 107-117 CE

Apollodorus of Damascus: Basilica Ulpia

Location: Rome, Italy

Apollodorus of Damascus: Basilica Ulpia

Era: Middle Empire Period

Pantheon

Construction: 110-125 CE

Pantheon

Location: Rome, Italy

Apollodorus of Damascus: Markets of Trajan

Era: Middle Empire Period

Apollodorus of Damascus: Markets of Trajan

Construction: 107-117 CE

Apollodorus of Damascus: Markets of Trajan

Location: Rome, Italy

Basilica of Constantine

Construction: 312-15 CE

Basilica of Constantine

Location: Rome, Italy

Basilica of Constantine

Era: Late Empire

Old Saint Peter's Basilica

Construction: 320 CE

Old Saint Peter's Basilica

Location: Rome, Italy

Hagia Sophia (pendentives)

Architects: Anthemius and Isidorus

Hagia Sophia (pendentives)

Location: Constantinople, Turkey

Hagia Sophia (pendentives)

Construction: 532-537 CE

Hagia Sophia (pendentives)

Era: Byzantine

Ashoka's Stambha Pillar

Construction: ca. 240 BCE

Ashoka's Stambha Pillar

Location: Sarnath, India

Great Stupa of Sanchi

?Commissioner: King Ashoka

Great Stupa of Sanchi

Construction: ca. 250 BCE

Great Stupa of Sanchi

Location: Sanchi, India

Cave 9

Construction: 199-100 BCE (modified 400 CE)

Cave 9

Location: Ajanta, India

Cave 26

Construction: late 5th or early 6th century CE

Cave 26

Location: Ajanta, India

Cave 1 (stupa pillar)

Construction: ca. 470 AD

Cave 1

Location: Yungang Grottos (Yungang, China)

Cave 1 (stupa pillar)

Era: Northern Wei Dynasty

Songyue Pagoda

Construction: 523 CE

Songyue Pagoda

Location: Mount Song, Henan Province, China

Main Buddha Hall, Foguang Monastery (duogong bracketing system)

Construction: 875 CE

Main Buddha Hall, Foguang Monastery (dougong bracketing system)

Location: Mt. Wutai, Shanxi province, China

The "Chinese Order"

illustration of Dougong bracketing system utilized at the Foguang Monastery; published in "A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture

The Kaaba

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Prophet's Mosque

Construction: ca. 622 CE

The Prophet's Mosque

Location: Medina Saudi Arabia

Great Mosque of Damascus

Construction: 706 CE

Great Mosque of Damascus

Location: Damascus, Syria

Great Mosque of Damascus

Patron: Caliph al Walid I

Dome of the Rock

Construction: 687-691 CE

Dome of the Rock

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Great Mosque of Cordoba

Construction: began in 786 CE

Great Mosque of Cordoba

Location: Cordoba, Spain

The Alhambra: Hall of the Ambassadors AND Court of the Lions AND Hall of the Abencerrajes

Construction: 1300-1450 CE

The Alhambra: Hall of the Ambassadors AND Court of the Lions AND Hall of the Abencerrajes

Location: Granada Spain

The Alhambra: Hall of the Ambassadors AND Court of the Lions AND Hall of the Abencerrajes

Era: Nasrid Dynasty

Djenne Mosque

Architect: Es Saheli

Djenne Mosque

Construction: 1330 (reconstructed 1907)

Djenne Mosque

Mali, West Africa