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The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the

1 Rameses I
founder of the 19th dynasty.
The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of
2 Marble
which Greece and her domains had ample supply of was.

3 Greek architecture was essentially. Columnar trabeated

Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected

4 Propylaea
by the architect Mnesicles is the.
The building in the acropolis generally considered as being
5 Parthenon
the most nearly perfect building ever erected is the.
With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native
6 Arch and vault
natural cement, the Romans achieved huge interiors with the.
Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders
7 Composite
used by the Greeks.
From the 5th century to the present, the character of
8 Domical roof construction
Byzantine architecture is the practice of using.
Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that
9 of the rest of Europe by the use of what material for facing Marble
walls.
The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient
10 Pantheon
buildings in Rome.
The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in
11 Pteroma
Greek temple.

12 Amphitheaters are used for ___. Gladiatorial Contests

An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used

13 Stoa
in public places.

14 The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. Acropolis

An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing

15 the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat Antefix
tiles.
Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to
16 Acroterion
support an ornament, more usually, the ornament itself.

17 Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament. Anthemion

In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but

18 Apotheca
especially for storing wine.
19 The characteristic of Greek ornament. Anthemion

20 The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. Refectory

21 The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. Baroque

22 The open court in an Italian palazzo. Cortel

The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part

23 Tracery
of a Gothic window.

24 "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. Roman

How many stained glass are there in the Chartres

25 176
Cathedral?
Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom.
26 a. i, ii, iii
i. Cornice ii. Frieze iii.Architrave
27 Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. Octagonal

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28 Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. 13..

29 Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda. Square

30 Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. Pediment

A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular

31 plan of a dome to the poly-gonal plan of its supporting Pendentive
structure.
32 A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. Narthex

The principal or central part of a church, extending from

33 Nave
the narthex to the choir orchancel and usually flanked by aisles.
34 The uppermost step in the crepidoma. Stylobate

35 The lowest step in the crepidoma. Stereobate

36 Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters. Eustyle

37 Intercolumniation of 4 diameters. Areostyle

38 Intercolumniation of 2 diameters. Systyle

39 Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? 1.5 Diameters

40 Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters. 3 Diameters

Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of

41 Circus
the Greek.

42 Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. Colosseum

43 What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra? Wrestling

44 A foot race course in the cities. Stadium

45 Architects of the Parthenon. Callicrates and Ictinus

The tower atop the torogan where the princess and her
46 Lamin
ladies in waiting hide during occasions.
Found in the ground floor of the bahay na bato, it is where
47 Zaguan
the carriages and floats are kept.
The emergency hideout found directly behind the headboard
48 Bilik
of the Sultan's bed.
In the kitchen of the bahay kubo, the table on top of which
49 Dapogan
is the river stone, shoe-shaped stove or kalan is known as ___.

50 Japanese tea house Cha-sit-su

51 A Muslim temple, a mosque for public worship, also known as place for Prostration Masjid

52 Domical mound containing a relic. Stupa

53 Ifugao house (southern strain). Bale

The style of the order with massive and tapering columns

54 Doric
resting on a base of 3 steps.
Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones
55 forming chambers for consecutive burials for several to a Tumuli
hundred persons.

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A semi-circular or semi-polygonal space, usually in church,

56 Apse
terminating in axis and intended to house an altar.
Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns
57 Dipteral
surrounding the naos.
58 Senate house for chief dignitaries in Greek architecture Prytaneion

59 Architect of the Einstein Tower. Erich Mendelsohn

60 Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. Walter Gropius

What architectural term is termed to be free from any

61 Art Noveau
historical style?

62 The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y. Van Alen

Another term for crenel or intervals between merlon of a

63 Embrasures
battlement.
In the middle kingdom, in Egyptian architecture, who
consolidate the administrative system, made a survey of the
64 Amenemhat I
country, set boundaries to the provinces, and other helpful
works.

65 Who erected the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis. Senusret I

66 The world's first large-scale monument in stone. Pyramid of Zoser

67 The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh Pyramid of Khufu

68 Female statues with baskets serving as columns. Canephora

69 A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle. Bartizan

70 A compound bracket or capital in Japanese architecture. Masu-gumi

71 A concave molding approximately quarter round. Cavetto

72 Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo. Carlos Santos Viola

A Filipino architect whose philosophy is 'the structure must

73 Caesar Homer Concio
be well oriented'.
74 Architect of Robinson's Galleria William Cosculluela

75 King Zoser's architect who was deified in the 26th dynasty. Imhotep

76 "A house is like a flower pot" Richard Josef Neutra

Art Noveau is known as the international style, in Germany

77 Jugendstijl
it is known as ___.

78 Architect of TWA airport. Eero Saarinen

79 "Modern architecture need not be western". Kenzo Tange

80 Not among the three pyramids in Gizeh Khufu

A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma

81 Console
reversa strap.

82 Finest example of French-Gothic architecture Chartres Cathedral

83 Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. Octagonal

A special feature of Japanese houses, used to display a

84 Tokonama
flower arrangement or art.
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The most famous structure of Byzantine architecture and
85 Hagia Sophia
notable of its large dome.
An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently
86 Baldachino
place over the altar in a church.
A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing
87 Tabernacle
a statue.
A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a
88 Exedra
church.
89 A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items. Niche

A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish, and

90 Mudejar
Muslim 12th-16th century architecture.
91 Architect of the famous Propylaea, Acropolis. Mnesicles

92 A Greek building that contains painted pictures. Pinacotheca

93 A kindred type to the theater. Odeion

The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek

94 Epidauros
theaters.
A type of Roman wall facing with alternating courses of
95 Opus Mixtum
brickworks.
A type of Roman wall facing which is made of small stone
96 Opus Incertum
laid in a loose pattern roughly resembling polygonal work.

97 A type of Roman wall facing with a net-like effect Opus Recticulatum

A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or

98 Opus Quadratum
without mortar joints.

Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and

99 Opus Tesselatum
domes.

100 "Form follows function". Louis Sullivan

He created the Dymaxion House, "the first machine for

101 Buckminster Fuller
living".

102 Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-Plan. Marcel Lajos Breuer

Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell

103 Felix Outerino Candela
construction.
104 The architect of the Pantheon. Agrippa

105 Architect of the World Trade Center. Minoru Yamasaki

106 He erected the entrance Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica. Bernini

Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St. Sophia,

107 Anthemius and Isidorus
Constantinople)
108 Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines. George Ramos

Who began the building of the Great Hypostyle Hall at

109 Thothmes I
Karnak?
110 Architect of the Great Serapeum at Alexandria. Ptolemy III

The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple

111 Iñigo Jones
of the Italian renaissance style.
112 Conceptualized the Corinthian capital. Callimachus

113 Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum Theron

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114 Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. Libon

Roman architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus,

115 Cossutius
Olympius.
116 Architect of the Erechtheion. Mnesicles

117 Master sculptor of the Parthenon. Phidias

118 Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel. Welton Becket

119 "A house is a machine to live in". Le Corbusier

120 Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. Eliel Saarinen

121 "Architecture is Organic". Frank Lloyd Wright

122 Invented reinforced concrete in France. Hennevique

123 First elected U.A.P. president. Jose Herrera

124 First president and founder of PAS. Juan Nakpil

125 Architect of the National Library, Philippines. Felipe Mendoza

126 Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. Juan Nakpil

127 Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument. Guillermo Tolentino

128 Designer of the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan

129 Expressionist Architect. Erich Mendelsohn

130 Founders of the "Art Noveau". John Ruskin and William Moris

131 Architect of the Batasang Pambansa. Felipe Mendoza

132 Architect of the Philippine Heart Center. Juan Nakpil

133 Architect of the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Juan Nakpil

134 The architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration. Juan Nakpil

135 Architect of SM Megamall. Antonio Sin Diong

136 Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila. Gabriel Formoso

137 G.S.I.S. Building, Roxas Boulevard. George Ramos

Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas dela Madre, this

138 church in Rizal whose design depicts the heavy influence of Morong Church
Spanish Baroque, was declared a national treasure.

This church, 1st built by the Augustinian Fr. Miguel

139 Murguia, has an unusually large bell which was made from Panay Cathedral in Capiz
approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the towns people.
A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian
140 Bema
churches.
141 In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___. Naos

From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of

142 Amphi-Prostyle
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143 Corresponds to the Greek naos. Cella

The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by

144 Greek Cross
Bramante.
The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo
145 Latin Cross
Maderna.
On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the
146 Ambo
epistle and the gospel are

In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of

147 the sanctuary which later developed into the transept, this is the Bema
___.
In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central
148 Apse
place at the end of the church called ___.

149 Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the ___. Forum

150 Orientation of the Greek temple is towards the ___. East

151 Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the ___. South

152 Orientation of the Medieval Church West

The space for the clergy and choir is separated by a low

153 Cancelli
screen wall from the body of the church called ___.

154 Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period) Little Metropole Cathedral, Athens

One of the few churches of its type to have survived

155 having a square nave and without cross-arms, roofed by a Nea Moni
dome which spans to the outer walls of the building.

156 Type of plan of the Byzantine churches. Centralized

157 First school which offered architecture in the Philippines Liceo de Manila

The best example of a German Romanesque church with

158 Worms Cathedral
apses at both east and west ends.
159 The council house in Greece. Bouleuterion

160 The senate house of the Greeks. Prytaneion

161 The oldest circus in Rome. Circus Maximus

162 The oldest and most important forum in Rome. Forum Romanum

163 The warm room in the Thermae Tepidarium

164 The Hot room of the Thermae Calidarium

165 The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. Sudatorium

166 The dressing room of the Thermae. Apodyteria

167 The room for oils and unguents in the thermae. Unctuaria

The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian

168 amphitheater" was commenced by whom and completed by Vespasian / Domitian
whom?
The finest of Greek Tombs, also known as the 'tomb of
169 Treasury of Atreus
Agamemnon'.
170 Who commenced the 'hall of hundred columns'? Xerxes

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171 The private house of the Romans. Domus

172 The sleeping room of the 'megaron'. Thalamus

173 Roman apartment blocks Insulae

174 Semi-palatial house surrounded by an open site Villa

175 A roman house with a central patio. Atrium House

176 A small private bath found in Roman houses or palaces. Balneum

A megalithic structure consisting of several large stones set on end with a large
177 covering slab Menhir
Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple consisting with slanting walls flanking the
178 entrance portal

A massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping
179 triangular sides meeting at the apex; used mainly in ancient Egypt. Royal pyramids

180 Principal room of Anatolian House Megaron

It consists of the upright column or support including the capital, base, if any, and the
181 horizontal entablature or part supported. Order

182 The steps forming the base of a columned Greek temple Crepidoma

183 The principal chamber in a Greek temple containing the statue of deity. Naos

184 Dry sweating room with apodyteila or dressing room and unctuaria or for oils. Thermae
A great awning drawn over roman theatres and amphitheatres to protect spectators
185 Velarium
against the sun

186 Roman apartment block that rose four or more storey high Insula

187 A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb. Baldachino

188 A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church. Narthex

189 That part of a Greek house or Byzantine Church reserved for women Gymnaceum

190 Truncated wedge-blocks forming an arc Voussoirs

191 A monument erected in memory of one not interned in or under it Cenotaph

192 A rose or wheel window of the Romanesque Church was of ten placed over the West door

A period in Gothic Architecture in France characterized by circular windows with wheel

193 tracery Rayonnant

194 Projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat. Plough

A slight convex curvature built into truss or beam to compensate for any anticipated
195 deflection so that it will have no sag when under load. Camber

A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints,

196 principally employed in Renaissance building. Rustication

197 Designer of the Crystal Palace, London Sir Joseph Paxton

198 Architect of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Antonio Gaudi

199 Architect of the White House, D.C. James Hoban

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200 Second Filipino registered architect after the well-known Tomas Mapua Carlos Baretto

201 A mosque principal place of worship, or use of the bldg. for Friday prayers Masjid

202 Man who leads the congregation at a prayer Muenzzin

203 Architectural style characterized by Friezes and Crestings Islamic

204 Sacred enclosure found at walls of Damascus great mosque Kibla

Erected to the memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal, it was the culminating work in
205 the life of the emperor. Shah-Jehan

In Romanesque arch’re a period where an order founded by St. Bruno in 1806 is

206 notably severe and adorned Cluniac

207 General characteristic of the Romanesque empire was sober & dignified

208 Vaulting compartment into six parts known as sixtite

A rectangular feature in the shape of a pillar, but projecting only about one sixth of its
209 breath from wall pilaster strips

210 Is a circular tower 16 m ( 52 ft. ) in diameter rising in 8 stories of encircling arcades. campanile

Roughly carved of men and beasts used as support columns of projecting porches and
211 of bishops throne. ambrogio

212 A secluded place Altars

213 Secular architecture Castle

The first Frankish king who became roman emperor, was crowned in 800 at Rome by
the pope, and ruled over the franks, which included central Germany and northern
214 Alexander
France

Type of roof in which 4 faces rest diagonally between the gables and converge at the
215 top Helm Roof

The most important of the distinctive characteristics of mature Spanish Romanesque

216 architecture Church bldgs.

Is well endowed with medieval military achre and grand castles are particularly
217 numerous in castle Portugal

218 Finest or Romanesque castles in Spain is at ____ Alocabaca, Portugal

219 Sited and designed to secure the routes from coastal ports to Jerusalem Fortress

220 A civil settlement under the protection of a castle. fortification

A projecting wall or parapet allowing floor openings, through w/c molten lead, pitch,
221 stones were dropped only on an enemy below. machicolations

A parapet having a series of indentions or embrasures, between which are raised

222 portions known as merlons battlement

The upstanding part of an embattled parapet, between two crenels/ embrasure

223 openings. merlons

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A squared timber used in bldg. construction or a low ridge of earth that marks a
224 boundary line bailey

225 A Scandinavian wooden church with vertical planks forming the walls Steve church

Architecture was marked by copy roofs which frequently had more storey than the walls,
and were provided with dormer windows to make through current of air for their use as
226 domestic
a drying ground for the large monthly wash

A projection block or spur of stone carried with foliage to decorate the raking lines
227 formed by angles of spires and canopies. crocket

An arch starting from a detached pier and abutting against a wall to take the thrust of
228 the vaulting. buttress

A circular or polygonal apse when surrounded by an ambulatory of which are chapels.

229 transept

An architectural style which in its period is the English equivalent of the high gothic of
230 tudor
northern France first pointed.

231 Leafed ornament. mouldings

232 Vertical tracery members dividing windows into different numbers of lights. tracery

The actual sanctuary of a church beyond the choir and occupied only by the officiating
233 presbytery
clergy.

234 Single and most important building in Britain. West minister abbey

235 A room, where food is stored in a manor house. pantry

236 The screen/ ornamental work rising behind the altar. cimborio

237 Term applied to a tower crowned by a spire. finial

238 A ledge or shelf behind an altar for holding vases or candles. retablo

239 Originally the minaret of the mosque. kibla

240 The largest medieval cathedral and is somewhat German in character in north Italy. Florence Cathedral

A space entirely or partly under a building in churches generally beneath the chancel
241 and used for burial in early times. crypt

A movement which begun in Italy in the 15th century created a break in the continuous
242 revolution of European times. Renaissance

243 In renaissance archre, which is logically staid and serene architectural style? Palladian

The phase in western European renaissance archre 1750-1830, when renewed

244 inspiration was sought from ancient Greek and roman architecture antiquarian

A term coined to describe the characteristics of the output of Italian renaissance

architects of the period 1530-1600. Characterized by unconventional use of classical
245 mannerists
elements

A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints,

246 principally employed in renaissance buildings Rustication

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247 A light portable receptacle for sacred relics Reliquary

248 Famous architect in Florence renaissance archre. Brunelleschi

The principal floor of an Italian palace, raised one floor above ground level and
249 containing the principal social apartments. Piano Noble

250 Known architect in early renaissance. Donato Bramante

251 Vertical members dividing windows into different numbers of lights. Mullion

252 Horizontal divisions or crossbars of windows. transom

A twisted band, garland or chaplet, representing flowers, fruits, leaves often used in
253 decoration. wreath
An ornament consisting of a spirally wound band, either as a running ornament or as a
254 terminal. scroll

A room decorated with plants, sculpture and fountains (often decorated with nymphs)
255 nymphaneum
and intended for relaxation.
256 France generally describe rococo as rocaile

One of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of god or act as guardian
257 cherubin
spirits, or chubby, rosy- faced child with wings.
Central shaft of a circular staircase also applied to the post in which the handrail is
258 newel
framed.
A type of relief ornament or cresting resembling studded leather straps, arranged in
259 geometrical and sometimes interlaced patterns; much used in the early renaissance strapwork
archre in England.
260 Space between the columns. intercolumnation

An ornament in classic or renaissance archre consisting of an assembly of straight lines

261 intersecting at right angles of various patterns. Also called key pattern fretwork

262 A stone gallery over the entrance to the choir of a cathedral or church. pulpitum

A term originally applied to the art of decorative painting in many colors, extended to the
coloring of sculpture to enhance naturalism, also described to the application of
263 polychromy
variegated materials to achieve brilliant or striking effects

The selection of elements from diverse styles for architectural decorative

264 designs,particularly during the 2nd half of the 19th century in Europe and USA. expressionism

A long dormer on the slope of a roof, it has no sides, the roofing being carried in a nave
265 line. eyebrow

The central rounded of a pattern or ornament, an oculus, one at the summit of a dome.
266 skylight

A vertical steel support cast iron was used until relatively cheap steel became available.
267 reja

268 The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the God. cella

269 Also known as Siam (before 1993) and was named, meaning “land of the free” Burma

270 A stupa in a form of a corn cob. viharas

Reflects Burma’s cultural connections with China and India, built over older foundations
271 shwe dagon pagoda
(16th-17th century) at Rangoon.
272 Burma’s term for monasteries. pitakat-taik

273 Chinese monumental gateway. pailou

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Is the most famous for the eye catching tower he constructed in Paris for the exposition
274 Alexandre Gustav Eiffel
universally of 1889 work of Eiffel tower.
One of the pioneers of the modern movement in American architecture. Work
275 Louis Henry Sullivan
auditorium building, U.S.
276 Arch of the famous Twin Tower World Trade Center. Yamasaki and Roth
Scottish architect and designer who was prominent in the arts and crafts movement in
277 Great Britain. Charles Mackintosh

Received the “Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinanagan “award for the city of manila, who is
278 Tomas Mapua
the architect?
In 1989 he received the prtzker prize commonly referred to as “The Noble of
279 Architecture” the loftiest recognition. It is a lifetime achievement award granted to living Frank Gehry
architect whose body of work represents a superlative contribution to the field.
His first designs were drawings of fantastic architectural visions in steel and glass as
280 Erich Mendelsohn
well as costume and poster design.
Much of his works has been described as post modern, since he rejected the excessive
281 abstractionism of architects such as Le Corbusier and strove instead to incorporate the Kahn, Louis
valid elements of older style.
Spanish architects, one of the most creative practitioners of his art in modern times.His
282 style is often described as a blend of neo-gothic and art nouveau, but is also has Antonio Gaudi
surrealist and cubist elements.
One of the world’s 1st futurist and global thinkers. His 1927 decision to work always and
only for all humanity led him to address the largest global problems of poverty,disease
283 Buckminster Fuller
and homelessness.
In his practice he explores the use of indigenous materials infused with current
284 technological trends to bring a new dimension in designs. Francisco Manosa

Afterwards became deeply involved in the design and building of French railways and
285 bridges. He worked on structures such as bridge across the Garonne River, train Gustave Eiffel
stations at Toulouse and again in France.

He has actively promoted the use of native architectural forms and indigenous nationals
286 Francisco Manosa
such as bamboo and thatch, in the creation of a distinctively Filipino architecture.

French-born, Brazilian architect and urban planner. This famous axiom “Each one sees
287 Lucio Costa
whatever he wishes to see” belongs to,
He was the architect in his time that receives his license as award at his 60’s or at the
288 Buckminster Fuller
age of 60 yrs. old.
An important Scottish architect who was particularly known for his interiors based on
289 Robert Adam
classical decoration.
He was called “Masters master” where his students are architects like Gropius, Breuer
290 Peter Behrens
and Van de Rohe
291 Architect who leads the development of the ‘Quezon Memorial Circle” in Quezon City. Francisco Manosa

292 Eiffel tower I Paris stands. 984 ft.

293 Starting with holes” belongs to architect Buckminster Fuller

294 A house is a machine to live in” philosophy belongs to Le Corbusier

He paid great attention to the detailing of the structure, which he attributed to his
295 Mies van de Rohe
father’s teachings about craftsmanship.
One of his stylish choice which are circles and squares were used in his design
296 Richard Meier
solutions.
297 His contributions where the advocacy of the idea of planning rooms by volume. Oscar Niemeyer

His solutions to building problem were always direct, transmitting to the ground by the
298 shortest path the stresses developed within the structures. Nervi, Pier Luigi

299 Father of modern architectural movement in Brazil. Lucio Costa

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300 A city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt” Kenzo Tange

For Egyptian Architecture design, due to excessive

sunshine, there was no need for windows, the
301 hierogyphics
massive unbroken walls provided the surface for
________________.
In Greek Architecture, It is the largest building atop
the Athenian Acropolis, It is a temple dedicated to
302 Athena (The warrior of maiden) It is a Doric building, Parthenon
and made entirely of white pentelic marble and
surrounded by freestanding column.

In Greek Architecture, The __________ theater

designed (c.350 BC) by Polyclitus. It is among the
largest and best preserved ancient theaters in
303 Epidaurus Theater
Greece. The circular construction and the pitch of
the seats, where held close to 14,000 spectators,
permit nearly perfect acoustics.
In Roman Architecture, It was built AD 72-82 in
Rome Italy, It is the largest Roman Amphitheater, A
four storey, elliptical structure that seated about
304 Colosseum
50,000 spectators. The exterior façade was
embellished with superimposed Doric, ionic and
Corinthian columns.
In Roman Architecture, It was built AD 112, It was
designed by Apollodorous of Damascus for Emperor
305 Trajans forum
Trajan, it is often considered the most magnificent
and architecturally most pleasing.

In Roman Architecture, The Pantheon (AD C118-28),

A monument of imperial Rome, revived the use of
brick and concrete in temple architecture. It is
306 Agrippa
symmetry is enchanced by its hemispherical dome,
Who is the architect of this historical monument?
(he is the son in law of Augustus.)

The Washington D.C. monument. The tapering shaft

contained in a Greek style temple, the obelisk is the
307 only remnant of the original blueprint that remains. Robert Mills
It was designed in the year 1812 by the American
Architect, What is the name of this Architect?

What is the name of the

308 Cathedral in France that was designed Reims Cathedral
by Jean d’ Orbais.(
In France, It is the official residence of President of
309 France, It was built in 1718 by Claude Mollet for Elysee Palace
Henry de la Tour d’ Auvergne
In Philippine Architecture, It is considered the home
of the Sultans. Carved on the wooden posts in the
310 niyaga, a stylized mytical snake design can be found. Torogan House
It is the traditional residence of the reigning Sultan
of Maranaw people and his family.
In Philippine Architecture, Being Isolated and wind
frequented area. The Batanes Islands, exhibit the
most different of all traditional Architecture in the
311 Phil. The house is built solidly on all sides, made of a Ivatan’s Rakuh
meter thick rubble work, covered by thick thatch
roofing to withstand gales which frequent the area.
What is the name of this unique house?

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The ___________________ is an art deco building
designed by the Filipino Architect Juan M. de
Guzman Arellano, and built in 1935. During the
liberation of Manila by the Americans in 1945, the
theatre was totally destroyed. After reconstruction
312 by the Americans it gradually fell into disuse in the Manila Metropolitan Theatre
1960’s. In the following decade it was meticulously
restored but again fell into decay. Recently a bus
station has been constructed at the back of the
theatre. The City of Manila is planning a renovation
of this once magnificent building.
The Golden Empire Tower-( 1322 Roxas Boulevard)
is the tallest building along the boulevard and one of
the highest residential condominium in the world.
313 The one with the golden glass facing Manila Bay and G.F.& Partners
United States Embassy compound in Manila. Who is
the Filipino Architect of this famous residential
condominium?
For the Creation of Space ____________a Chinese
Philosopher, said, “The reality of the building does
314 Lao Tze
not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space
within to be lived in.”
The base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument, or structure
315 Plinth
rests.

(Greek Architecture) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support

316 taking the place of a column or a Caryatid
pillar supporting an entablature on her head.

Is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively

317 emphasize the apex of a gable, or Finial
any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure.

318 The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior. le Corbusier

319 The later male counterpart of the caryatid and the name refers to the legend of Atlas, Telamon

Is an architectural term related to ancient Greek buildings, is the platform of, usually,
three levels upon which the
320 superstructure of the building is erected. The levels typically decrease in size Crepidoma
incrementally, forming a series of steps
along all or some sides of the building.
The Filipino Architect Who Designed the 66Meters(217 ft') height Pylons Quezon
321 Federico Ilustre
Memorial Circle.

Is an ornamental molding or band following the curve of the underside of an arch, It is

322 composed of bands of Archivolt
ornamental moldings (or other architectural elements) surrounding an arched opening,

is a term used for Ancient Greek Plays in order to describe any of two passageways
323 leading into the orchestra, Eisodos
between theatron and skenê (also known as the parodos).
A monumental, four-sided stone shaft, usually monolithic and tapering to a pyramidal
324 Obelisk
tip.
325 A caulking material made from old hemp rope fibers that have been treated with tar. Aokum

A waterspout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved

326 Gargoyle
grotesquely(Sculpture).
Is a statue, building, or other edifice created to commemorate a person or important
327 Monument
event. They are frequently used

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The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the
328 Bouleuterion
democratically-elected council is called:
The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by
upon one complete plan but owes its size, disposition and
329 Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak
magnificence to the work of many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty
to the Ptolemaic period.

330 The father of modern picture books of Architecture Andrea Palladio

The man of learning… can fearlessly look down upon the

troublesome accidents of fortune. But he who thinks himself Ten books of Architecture by Marcus
331
entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck, moves one slippery Vitruvius
path, struggling though life unsteadily and insecurely.”
Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is
332 Tomb of Agamemnon
also known as:
The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and
333 Trajan’s Column
made entirely f marble is;
It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870’s and
the 1880’s in England and the USA and actually based on country
334 house and cottage Elizabeth architecture which was characterized by Queen Anne style
a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and colonial
elements in the USA:
An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter
335 ‘s and St. Paul Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting Sir Christopher Wren
the main features of London.

The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is

336 Temenos
called:

The architect who claimed that: “The ultimate goal of the new
architecture was the composite but inseparable work of an art, in
337 Walter Gropius
which the old diving line between monumental and decorative
elements will have disappeared forever.”
The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the
338 Le Corbusier
result of the interior
The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries
339 of the city and as a palace where distinguished visitors and citizens Prytaneion
might be entertained.
It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a
single room dwelling elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the
340 Kankanay
floor were made of hard wood like narra which rested on 3 floor joist
which in turn were supported by transverse girders.
It is the third phase of English-Gothic Architecture where
341 elaborated ornamental vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting Decorated style
techniques.
Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in
342 Cromlech
circular form.
A style in the architecture Italy I the second half of the 16th
343 century and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Europe. It uses classical Mannerism
elements in an unconventional manner.
The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the democratically-elected
344 Bouleuterion
council is called

The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by upon one complete
345 plan but owes its size, disposition and magnificence to the work of many Kings. Built Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak
from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period

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A ____________ is a ___________ which extends vertically from lowest portion of the

wall which adjoins two living units up to a minimum height of 0.30 meters above the
346 highest portion of the roof and extends horizontally 0.30 meters beyond the outermost Firewall; Fireblock
edge of the abutting living units?

The father of modern picture books of Architecture

347 Andrea Palladio

“The man of learning… can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents of
348 10 books of architecture by Vitruvius
fortune. But he who thinks himself entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck,
It was the first law passed by the national assembly in 1921 where the maestros de
349 obra or the master builders are required to register as architects? Engr's & Archt. Law Act 2986

350 Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as Tomb of Agamemnon

351 The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and made entirely if marble is Trajans Column

Early type of settlement in America taken after the “baug” (military town) and “fauborg”
352 Medieval Organic City
(citizen’s town) of the medieval ages

It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870’s and the 1880’s in England
and the USA and actually based on country house and cottage Elizabeth architecture
353 Queen anne Style
which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and
colonial elements in the USA
Le Corbusier planned a high density building that was a “super building” that contained
354 337 dwellings in only acres of land. What is the structure that supposed to be located in Unite d Habitation
Marseilles?
An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter ‘s and St. Paul
355 Sir Christopher Wren
Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting the main features of London.
The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called:
356 Temenos

The architect who claimed that: “The ultimate goal of the new architecture was the
composite but inseparable work of an art, in which the old diving line between
357 Walter Gropius
monumental and decorative elements will have disappeared forever.”

358 The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior. Le Corbusier

The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries of the city and as a
359 prytaneion
palace where distinguished visitors and citizens might be entertained

It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling
360 elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the floor were made of hard wood like narra Kankanay
which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn were supported by transverse girders

361 ??? on natural rocks in a Greek theater is called Cavaea

It is the third phase of English-Gothic Architecture where elaborated ornamental

362 Decorated Style
vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques

363 Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form Chromlech

A revival style based on the buildings and publications of the 6th century architect
364 Palladianism
marked by ancient Roman Architectural forms

TS MOST OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ITS MASSIVE FUNERARY

MONUMENTS & TEMPLES BUILT OF STONE FOR PERMANENCE, FEATURING
365 Egyptian Architecture
ONLY POST-AND-LINTEL CONSTRUCTION & CORBEL VAULTS W/ OUT ARCHES &
VAULTING

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CHARACTERIZED BY CLEAR PLANS, MASSIVE

366 Romanesque Architecture
ARTICULATED WALL STRUCTURES, ROUND ARCHES, & POWERFUL VAULTS

CHARACTERIZED BY POINTED ARCH, THE GRADUAL REDUCTION OF

367 Gothic Architecture

368 CHARACTERIZED BY RADIATING LINES OF TRACERY Rayonant

369 CHARATERIZED BYFLOWING A FLAME-LIKE TRACERY. Flamboyant

CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF THE CLASSICAL ORDERS, ROUND

370 Renaissance Architecture

MODE OF BLDG FOLLOWING THE STRICT ROMAN FORMS, A SET FORTH IN THE
PUBLICATIONS OF THE ITALIAN REN. ARCH’T.ANDREA PALLADIO (1508-1580).
371 Palladianism
STYLE BASED ON A CLOSED STUDY OF ANTIQUITY.

TRANSITIONAL STYLE IN ARCH’RE & THE ARTS IN THE LATE 16th. CENT,
372 CHARATERIZED IN ARCH’RE BY UNCOVENTIONAL USE OF CLASSICAL Mannerism
ELEMENTS.
IS CHARACTERIZED BY INTERPRETATION OF OVAL SPACES, CURVED
SURFACES, & CONSPICUOUS USE DECORATION, ACULPTURE & COLOR. ITS
373 LAST PHASE IS CALLED “ROCOCO BOLD, OPULENT & IMPRESSIVE TYPE OF Baroque
ARCH’RE.

THE PHASE IN WESTERN EUROPIAN RENASSAINCE ARCH’RE 1750-1830, WHEN

374 RENED INSPIRATION WAS SOUGHT FROM ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN ARCH’RE ( Antiquarian
NEO CLASSICAL)

( FR. ROCALLE – ROCKWORK) A TERM APPLIED TO TYPE OF RENAISSANCE

ORNAMENT IN W/C ROCK-LIKE FORMS, FANTASTIC SCROLLS, & CRIMPED
SHELLS ARE WORK UP TOGETHER IN A PRO-
375 Rococco
FUSION & COMFUSION OF DETAIL OFTEN W/ OUT ORGANIC COHERENCE BUT
PRESENTING A LAVISH DISPLAY OF DECORATION.

SIVERSMITH-LIKE”; THE RICHLY DECORATIVE STYLE OF THE SPANISH

376 Plateresque Architecture
RENAISSANCE.
THE TRANSITIONAL STYLE BETWEEN GOTHIC & RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND,
NAMED AFTER ELIZABETH I; MAINLY COUNTRY HOUSES, CHARATERIZED BY
377 Elizabethan Architecture
LARGED MILLIONED WINDOWS & STRAPWORK ORNAMENTATION

ENGLISH ARCH’L & DECORATIVE STYLE OF THE EARLY 17th CENT. , ADAPTING
THE ELIZABETHAN STYLE TO CONTINENATL RENAISSANCE INLUENCES; NAMED
378 Jacobean Architecture
AFTER JAMES I

THE PREVAILING STYLE OF THE 18th CENT. IN GREAT BRITAIN & THE NORTH
AMERICAN COLONIES, SO NAMED AFTER GEORGE I, II, III, BUT NOT INCLUDE
379 Gregorian Architecture
GEORGE IV. DERIVED FROM CLASSICAL, RENAISSANCE, & BAROQUE FORMS.

TERM IN A SPECIALIZED SENSE TO DESCRIBE ONE OF THE ATTITUDES OF

TASTE TOWARDDS ARCH’RE & LANDSCAPE GARDENING IN THE LATE 18th &
380 EARLY 19th CENT. BLDG’S & LANDSCAPE WERE TO HAVE THE CONTROLLED Picturesque Architecture
INFORMALITY OF A PICTURE.

Mythical monsters each with the body of a lion and a head of a man, hawk, ram or
381 Sphinx
woman possessed

An ancient Egyptian rectangular, flat-topped funerary mound with battered (sloping)

382 Mastaba
sides covering a burial chamber blow ground

Huge monoliths, square on plan and tapering to an electrum-capped (alloy of silver &
383 gold) “pyra-midion” at the summit, which was the sacred part. The four sides are cut Obelisk
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A massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping
384 Pyramid
triangular sides meeting at the apex

385 Inward inclination or slope of an outward wall Batter

Consists of a complex of “sarsen” (any of the many large sedimentary rocks that have
been broken into blocks by frost action and are found scattered across the chalk downs
386 Stonehenge
of southern England )stones and smaller blue stones set in a circle and connected by
lintels

Artificial Mountains made up of tiered (layered), rectangular stages which rose in

387 Ziggurat
number from one to seven

388 Pictorial representation of religious ritual, historic events and daily pursuits Hieroglyphics

An ancient structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large upright
389 Dolmen
stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone

Any of the pieces, in the shape of a truncated wedge, which form an arch or a vault. A
390 wedge-shaped stone: a wedge-shaped brick or stone used to form the curved parts of Voussoirs
an arch or vault

In ancient Greece/ Rome, a room or covered area or open on one side used as a
meeting place; architecture history conversation room: a room for relaxation or
conversation, especially a semicircular recess in a larger hall with a continuous bench
391 Exedra
along the wall; furniture long curved outdoor bench: a long curved or semicircular
outdoor bench, usually with a high back; architecture recess: any kind of recess or
niche (technical)

392 The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the god Cella

Domical mounds which grouped with their rails, gateways, professional paths and
393 crowning umbrella came to be known as symbols of the universe; a Buddhist shrine, Stupa
temple, or pagoda that houses a relic or marks the location of an auspicious event.

An adjective used to describe an artist who selects forms and ideas from different
394 Eclectic
periods or countries and combines them to produce a harmonious whole.

The exposed undersurface of any overhead component of a building such as an arch,

balcony, beam, cornice, lintel or vault. bottom surface: the underside of a structural
395 Soffit
component of a building, for example the underside of a roof overhang or the inner
curve of an arch

396 a large fortified (armed) place; a fort often including a town; any place of security. Fortress

the term applied to the triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a
397 circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment. a sloping triangular Pendentive
piece of vaulting between the arches that support a dome and its rim

Pre-Columbian edifice dedicated to the service or worship of their god which is made of
398 stones entered by a single door to a very steep single flight of steps, above it rises a Mayan Temple Pyramid
high stone roof

Term in a specialized sense to describe one of the attitudes of taste towards

399 architecture and landscape gardening in the late 18th and early 19th century; very Picturesqueness
attractive: visually pleasing enough to be the subject of a painting or photograph

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A term originally applied painting on a wall while the plaster is wet and is not in oil
400 colors. painting done on fresh plaster: a painting on a wall or ceiling made by brushing Fresco
watercolors onto fresh damp plaster, or onto partly dry plaster

A long colonnaded building, served many purposes, used around public places and as
401 shelter at religious shrines; an ancient covered walkway: in ancient Greece, a covered Stoa
walkway, usually with a row of columns on one side and a wall on the other

Carved male figures serving as pillars also called TELAMONES; architecture figure of
402 man used as support: a figure of a man, either standing or kneeling, used as a support Atlantes
for the upper part of a classical building

403 A slab forming the crowning member of a column Abacus

A swelling or curving outwards along the outline of a column shaft, designed to

counteract the optical illusion which gives a shaft bounded by straight lines the
404 appearance of curving inwards; a bulge in architectural column: a slight bulge in the Entasis
shaft of a column, designed to counter the visual impression of concavity that a
perfectly straight column would give

The vertical channeling on the shaft of a column; architecture: groove in column: a

405 Flutes
groove running down an architectural column

406 Sculptures female figures used as columns or supports Caryatids

the portion of a pedestal between its base and cornice. A term also applied to the lower
407 Daado
portions of walls when decorated separately.

408 The sharp edge formed by the meeting of two surface usually in DORIC columns Arris

a small flat band between mouldings to separate them from each other. architecture flat
409 Fillets
narrow moulding: a raised or sunken ornamental surface set between larger surfaces

A triangular piece of wall above the entablature enclosed by raking cornices;

410 architecture gable on colonnade: a broad triangular or segmental gable surmounting a Pediment
colonnade as the major part of a facade

411 The lowest square member of the base of a column Plinth

Town square, was the center of social and business life, around which were stoas, or
412 Agora
colonnaded porticoes, temples, markets, public buildings, monuments, shrines.

These are arches erected to emperors and generals commemorating victorious

campaigns; has one or three openings. Such arches were adorned with appropriate
413 bas-reliefs (flat sculpture; slightly projecting) and usually carried grit-bronze statuary Triumphal Arch
(statues considered collectively) on an attic storey and having a dedicatory inscription in
its face

Palatial public baths of Imperial Rome raised on a high platform; hot springs: hot
414 Thermae
springs or baths, especially the public baths of ancient Rome

Elliptical Amphitheatres are characteristically Roman buildings found in every important

415 Colosseum
settlement, used to display of mortal combats (gladiatorial)

A roman structure where immense quantities of water were required for the great
thermae and for public fountains, and for domestic supply for the large population; a
416 Aquaducts
channel for water: a pipe or channel for moving water to a lower level, often across a
great distance

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Corresponds (links) to the Agora in a Greek city was a central open space, used a
417 Forum
public meeting space, market or rendezvous for political demonstrations.

A turret (small rounded tower) or part of a building elevated above the main building.
418 Pinaccle
architecture pointed ornament: a pointed ornament on top of a buttress or parapet

Taken from a tomb chamber, or the ornamental treatment given to a stone coffin hewn
out of one block of marble and with sculptures, figures and festoons (garland) of a late
419 Sarcophagus
period, surmounted by lids like roofs terminating in scrolls. stone coffin: an ancient
stone or marble coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions

A term applied to monumental tombs. They consisted of large cylindrical blocks, often
420 Mausolleum
on a quadrangular podium, topped with a conical crown of earth or stone.

421 Line of intersection of cross-vaults Groins

Sunk panels, caissons or lacunaria formed in ceilings, vaults or domes; sunken panel in
422 Coffers
a ceiling: a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling

423 A mass of masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch & vault. Butress

an arch covering in stone or brick over any building; architecture arched ceiling: an
424 arched structure of stone, brick, wood, or plaster that forms a ceiling or roof; a room Vault
with arched ceiling: a room, especially an underground room, with an arched ceiling

425 A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church Narthex

426 A building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered baptisteries

427 a basin usually of stone which holds the water for baptism. Font

A vault having a circular plan, and usually in the form of a sphere portion, so
428 Dome
constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions

429 A raised stage in a Basilican church reserved for the clergy Bema

430 A range of arches supported on piers or columns attached to or detached from the wall. Arcade

A raised pulpit on either side of a Basilican church from which the epistle of a gospel
431 Ambo
were read
432 Decorative surfaces formed by small cubes of stones, glass & marble Mosaic

A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb. Also known as
433 Baldachino
“CIBORIUM”.
A longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area
434 Aisle
by arcades or the like.

The principal or central longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance
or narthex to the CHANCEL (area of church near altar: an area of a church near the
435 Nave
altar for the use of clergy and choir, often separated from the nave by a screen or
steps) usually flanked by aisles of less height

The circular or multi-angular termination of a church sanctuary. A rounded projection of

436 Apse
a building

437 A small pavilion, usually open – built in gardens & parks. Kiosk

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An inward-looking building whose prime purpose is for contemplation & prayer. A

438 Mosque
space without object of adoration. (Muslim)

A block of stone, often elaborately carved or moulded, projected from a wall, supporting
439 Corbel
the beams of a roof, floor or vault.

a tall tower in, or continuous to a mosque arch stairs leading up to one or more
440 Minaret
balconies from which the faithful are called to prayer

441 A diagonal cutting of an arris formed by two surfaces at an angle Chamfer

442 An approach or an open forecourt surrounded by arcades in a Basilican church. Atrium

A small arch or bracket built across each angle of a square or polygonal structure to
form an octagon or other appropriate base for a dome or a spire. An interior supporting
443 Squinch
part of a tower: an arch, corbelling, or lintel built across the upper inside corner of a
square tower to support the weight of a spire or other structure above

444 Women’s or private quarters of a house or place in Islamic architecture. Harem

445 An empty tomb. A monument erected in memory of one not interred in or under it. Cenotaph

A double curve, resembling the letter “S”, formed by the union of a curve and a convex
446 Ogee
line
447 The central stone of a semi-circular arch, sometimes sculptured. Keystone

a screen in a Greek orthodox church on which icons or (sacred images), pictures, are
placed separating the chancel from the space, open to the laity. An altar screen
448 Iconostasis
decorated with icons: a screen on which icons are mounted, used in Eastern Orthodox
churches to separate the area around the altar from the main part of the church

A covered porch (porch-roofed exterior of a room) or balcony (balcony- a platform

449 projecting from an interior or exterior wall of a building) extending along the outside of a Verandah
building, planned for summer leisure.

450 A public open space in Byzantine architecture, surrounded by buildings Piazza

451 Geometrical ornaments due to absence of human and animal statues; an ornate design Arabesque

The triangular space enclosed by the curve of an arch, a vertical line from its springing,
452 a horizontal line through its apex. A space between one arch or another. Space Spandrel
between two arches and a cornice

453 small towers, often containing stairs, and forming special features in medieval buildings. Turret

Vertical tracery members dividing windows into different numbers of light. A vertical
454 window divider: a vertical piece of stone, metal, or wood that divides the panes of a Mullions
window or the panels of a screen

A castle in a French-speaking country or a stately residence. A French castle: a castle

455 or large house in France, often one that has a vineyard attached and gives its name to Chateau
wine produced there
A slender wooden spire rising from a roof. A slender church spire: a slender spire,
456 especially one that emerges from the roof of a church at the point where the ridges Fleche
intersect.

457 a (shell) or a recess in a wall, hallowed like a shell for a statue or ornament. Niche

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(Lump or knob) or projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether
458 Boss
vaulted or flat.

Is a rectangular feature in the shape of a pillar, but projecting only about one sixth of its
459 Pilaster Strip
breadth (distance from side to side) from the wall.

460 An umbrella shaped copula. Chatris

461 – The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a gothic window. Tracery

The high platform on which temples were generally placed (in general, any elevate
462 platform). A foundation wall: a low wall forming a foundation or base, for example for a Podium
colonnade

The part of a cruciform church, projecting at right angles to the main building. Wings of
463 church: the part of a cross-shaped church that runs at right angles to the long central Transept
part (nave)

Vaulting in Romanesque in which a framework of ribs supported thin stone panels. The
new method consisted in designing the profile of the transverse (crosswise or at right
464 Rib & Panel
angle with something), longitudinal and diagonal ribs to which the form of the panels
was adopted

465 Special term for a lantern or raised structure above a roof admitting light into the interior Cimborio

466 A room where food is stored; a pantry ( a walk-in cupboard); a cupboard Larder

467 The tapering termination of a tower in Gothic churches Spire

468 The term applied to a tower crowned by a spire Steeple

469 – A room for storage of garments Wardrobe

A slight convex curvature built into a truss or beam to compensate for an anticipated
470 Camber
deflection so that it will gave no sag when under load.

Covered passages around an open space or “Garth”, connecting the church to the
471 Coisters
chapter house; a small courtyard or enclosed space

472 A serving room between kitchen and dining room, or a room for storage of food supplies Pantry

473 A vault in which the ribs compose a “star-shaped” pattern Stellar Vault

A building complex of a certain English order or a self-contained community used by

474 Monastery
monks
A bay window especially cantilevered or corbelled out from the face of the wall by
475 Oriel Window
means of projecting stones.
476 The dining hall of a monastery, convent or college Refectory

An ornament consisting of a spirally wound band, either as a running ornament or as a

477 Scroll
terminal, like the volutes of the ionic capital.

478 An Italian impressive building or private building Palazzo

One of a number of short vertical members often circular in section used to support a
479 Baluster
stair handrail or a coping (wall’s capping surface).

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a term applied to a type of Renaissance ornament in which rock-like forms fantastic

scrolls, and ‘crimped’ folded or pressed together) shells (are worked up together in a
profusion and confusion of detail often without organic coherence but presenting a
480 Rococo
lavish display of decoration; Any excessively ornate or fancy style; A style of
architecture and the decorative arts characterized by intricate ornamentation that was
popular throughout Europe in the early 18th century.

In France, anything extravagantly ornamented, so ornate as to be in bad taste, a style

481 baroque
of art and architecture in Italy in the 17th to 18th century.

A tower not connected with “Bell”. A term applied to the upper room in a tower in which
482 Belfry
the bells are hung.

The entire construction of a classical temple or the like, between the columns and the
483 Entablature
eaves usually composed of an architrave, frieze, and a cornice.

(BRITISH) The hall built or used by medieval association as of merchants and

484 tradesmen, organized to maintain standards that constituted a governing body. (Doge = Doge's Hall
Italian renaissance chief magistrate)

(little house for pleasure & recreation). A prominent structure, generally distinctive in
485 Pavillion
character.
The space about the altar of a church, usually separated by a screen for the clergy and
486 Chancel
other officials, usually referred to as the “choir

An eternal solid angle of a wall or the like. One of the stones forming it, corner stone
(Renaissance) A block forming a corner: a stone block used to form a quoin, especially
487 Quoins
when it is different, for example in size or material, from the other blocks or bricks in the
wall

A “BRACKET”: is a projecting member to support a weight generally formed with scrolls

488 Console
or volute when carrying the upper member of the cornice

A space entirely or partly under a building; in churches, generally beneath the chancel
and used for burial in earlier times. An underground chamber: an underground room or
489 Crypt
vault, often below a church, used as a burial chamber or chapel, or for storing religious
artifacts

The central shaft of a circular staircase. Also applied to the post in which the handrail is
490 Newel
framed.

491 The chief magistrate’s buildings, in the former republic of Venice & Genoa. Doge's Palace

A spherical roof, (a dome-shaped roof) placed like an inverted cup over a circular
492 square or multi-angular apartment. A dome on roof: a small dome on a roof, sometimes Cupola
made of glass and providing natural light inside

An ante-room to a larger apartment of a building; An entrance hall: a small room or hall

493 Vestibule
between an outer door and the main part of a building

A construction such as a tower, at the crossing of a church rising above the neighboring
494 Lantern
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A twisted band, garland or chaplet, representing flowers, fruits leaves, often used in
decoration; A circular arrangement of flowers: a circular arrangement of flowers and
greenery placed as a memorial on a grave, hung up as a decoration, or put on
495 Wreath
somebody’s head as a sign of honor; a representation of wreath: a representation of a
circular arrangement of flowers, vines, or other things, for example in a carving or on a
coat of arms; [headdress; garland; laurel]

In Renaissance, a room used primarily for exhibition of art objects, or a drawing

496 Salon
room;[grand sitting room; social gathering of intellectuals; art exhibition or gallery]

A roof having a double slope on four sides; the lower slope being much steeper and the
497 Mansard
flatter upper portion. Also known as the gambrel roof.

A room decorated with plants, sculpture and fountains (often decorated with beautiful
498 Maiden living in Rivers, trees) and intended for relaxation. [nymph: a spirit or a minor Nymphaeum
goddess of nature; or a beautiful young woman]

An ornate iron grille, or screen, a characteristic feature of Spanish Church interiors; An

499 architectural decoration: a carved decoration at the top of a gable, spire, or arched Finial
structure
A support for a column statue or a vase, it usually consists of a base. “Die” or Dado,
500 Pedestal
and a cornice or cap mould
A window in a sloping roof usually that of a sleeping apartment. A window projecting
501 from roof: a window for a room within the roof space that is built out at right angles to Dormer
the main roof and has its own gable
A bust (sculpture of head & shoulders) on a square pedestal instead of a human body,
502 used in classic times to mark boundaries on highways, and used decoratively in Hermes
Renaissance times.

503 Vertical members dividing windows into different number of lights Mullions

A Spanish arcaded or colonnaded yard; a paved area outside a house: a paved area
504 adjoining a house, used for outdoor dining, growing plants in containers, and recreation. Patio
A roofless courtyard: a roofless inner courtyard typical of a Spanish-style house

Also called ‘brackets” or “consoles” or “ancones”. It is a projecting member to support a

weight. generally formed with scrolls or volutes which carry the upper member of a
505 cornice (a projecting moulding at the top of a wall or at where the wall & ceiling meets); Modilions
also a bracket in Corinthian order: a small curved ornamental bracket under the corona
of a Corinthian or Composite column

506 The horizontal divisions or crossbars of windows. Transom

507 A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue or an icon. Tabernacle

(to walk) the cloister (covered walkway around a courtyard) or covered passage around
508 Ambulatory
the east end of the church, behind the altar.

Also called “key pattern” the upper portion of the pinnacle [pinnacle: pointed ornament:
509 a pointed ornament on top of a buttress or parapet]; an architectural decoration: a Finial
carved decoration at the top of a gable, spire, or arched structure

a raised platform reserved for the seating of speakers and dignitaries; a raised platform:
510 Dais
a raised platform at the end of a hall or large room. [podium, platform, pulpit, stage]

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The window of a protruded bay or the windowed bay itself. A protruding window: a
511 rounded or three-sided window that sticks out from an outside wall and forms a recess Bay Window
on the inside

512 Bulbous termination to the top of a tower, found principally in Central & Eastern Europe Helm Roof

A communicating passage or wide corridor for pictures and statues. An upper storey for
513 Gallery
seats in a church
A type of relief ornament or cresting [cresting: a decorative roof ridge: an ornamental
ridge on a roof ] resembling the studded leather straps arranged in geometrical and
514 Strapwork
sometimes interlaced patterns much used in the early renaissance architecture of
England.

515 The space between two columns Intercolumnation

One of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian
516 Cherubs
spirits, or Chubby, a rosy-faced child with wings

Earth-baked (unglazed) or burnt in moulds. For use in construction, harder in quality

517 Terracotta
than brick. [brownish red color]

A coat of arms; connected with heraldry or heralds: belonging or relating to heraldry or

518 Heraldic
heralds

Phase of the early period of Spanish architecture of the later 15th and early 16th
century, an intricate style named after its likeness to silverwork; elaborately decorated:
519 Plateresque Architecture
relating to a heavily decorated architectural style fashionable in 16th-century Spain,
reminiscent of elaborate silverware

520 An elevated enclosed stand in a CHURCH in which the preacher stands Pulpit

A roofed but open-sided structure affording an extensive view, usually located at the
rooftop of a dwelling but sometimes an independent building or an eminence (a hill) on
521 Belvedere
a formal garden; a building with fine view: a building or part of a building positioned to
offer a fine view of the surrounding area

An expression of Spanish baroque architecture and sculpture, a recurrent feature was

522 the richly garlanded spiral columns. [flamboyant-showy; brightly colored; highly Churrigueresque
decorated ornamentation]

A movable candle lamp-stand with central shaft, and often branches or decorative
523 representation thereof; a branching light fitting: a large decorative candle holder with Candelabra
several arms or branches, or a similarly shaped electric light fitting

(grating: metal grille) an ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an

524 Fretwork
assembly of straight lines intersecting at right angles, and of various patterns.

Outstanding architectural creation in Sri Lanka which is a circular relic house built in
525 Wata Dage
stone and brick.
Picturesque composition built in America since 1980. Hall timbering and massive
526 medieval chimney. Identified by prominent gables and large expansive windows with Tudor Revival
small panes.

527 a large convex moulding used principally in the bases of columns. Torus

Most typical Chinese building, usually octagonal in plan, odd number o stories usually 9
528 or 13 storeys and repeated roofs, highly colored and with upturned eaves, slopes to Pagoda
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One storey with low-overhanging roof and broad front porch. Unpretentious style often
rambling spread out floor plan, more expensive to build; lightweight tropical house: a
529 Bungallow
simply-built one-storey house with a veranda and a wide, gently sloping roof in
Southeast Asia and the South Pacific

A glazed earth ware originally made in Italy; pottery with colored glaze: earthenware
530 Faience
decorated with colored opaque metallic glazes (often used before a noun)

Monumental pillars standing free without any structural function, with circular or
531 octagonal shafts with inscriptions carved in it. The capital was bell-shaped and Stambas / Laths
crowned with animal supported bearing the Buddhist will of Law.

Most famous of ancient Chinese building undertakings. It snakes, loops, and doubles
532 back on itself. Meandering across valleys, plains, scaling mountains, plunging into Great Wall
deep gorges and leaping raging rivers of 3,700 miles.

An art free from any historical style characterized by forms of nature for ornamentation
533 Art Noveau
in the façade aptly called for the floral design.

a school founded by Gropius in 1919, developing a form of training intended to relate

534 bauhaus
art and architecture to technology and the practical needs of human life.

535 The arrangement and design of windows in a building Fenestration

536 Relating or conforming to technical architectural principles. Architectonic

537 Rock-cut temples in India Rarhs

A structural system consisting of trusses in two directions rigidly connected at their

538 intersections. A rectangular shape is formed where the top and bottom chords of the Space Frame
trusses are directly above & below one another.

a type of timber framing in America about 1820s wherein it owes its strength to the
539 Baloon Framing
walls, roof acting as diaphragms, and not on the post. It is an extension of the roof.

540 A Chinese ceremonial gateway erected in memory of an eminent person Pai Lou

541 A dwarf tree which is a perfect reflection of Japanese culture Bonsai

An elegant two storey, rectangular town house with a massive stone first floor, and a
light and airy second floor, mother-of-pearl or “capiz” windows and picturesque wide tile
542 Antillan House
roof. Entrance is of Heavy plank door with wrought iron or brass nails, sturdy
balustrades of wood or iron grilles below windows to let in cool air.

543 An open-roofed gallery in an upper storey built for giving a view of the scenery. Belvedere

In Japan, a structure where the appreciation of the arts and flower arrangement, with
544 Tea House
drinking ceremony is done

Intercolumniation is regulated by this standard of Japanese measurement, which is

545 divided into 20 parts called minutes and each minute being again divided into 20 parts Ken
or seconds of space.

Cordillera one room house on four wooden posts with an animal or insect barrier and a
546 Ifugao/ Bontoc House
pyramidal roof Cogon grass built without nails

A house with a prow-like (front of ship) majestic roof, the polychrome, extravagant
wooden carvings derived from the Malay Mythical bird the “Sari Manok” The silken
547 Nipa House
Muslim canopies in the Interiors. The protruding ends of floor beams are decorated
with intricate carvings
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Lowlands area house with pithed roof, made of bamboo poles, thatch roof with woven
548 maranao House
slit canes for walls and split bamboo slats flooring

Made of 0.75 m. thick stone of lime wall with thick thatched roof made of several layers
549 of cogon and held together by seasoned sticks or reeds and rattan to withstand fiercest Ivatan House
typhoons in the north

An arcade of roofed gallery built into or projecting from the side of a building particularly
550 one overlooking an open court. A covered balcony and walkway: a covered open-sided Loggia
walkway, often with arches, along one side of a building

Japanese dominant roofs characterized by their exquisite curvature, and are supported
upon a succession of simple or compound brackets. The upper part of the roof is
551 Irrimoya Gable
terminated by a gable placed vertically above the end walls, while the lower part of the
main roof is carried round the ends of the building in a hipped form.

Shinto temples (Shinto-Japanese religion) are characterized by this gateway formed by

552 Torii
upright posts supporting two or more horizontal beams

“Fool the eye” – are paintings adorning everything from cabinets to cupboards, fire
screen to dishwashers. This creates an illusion of space. A make-believe doorway for
553 Trompel o Eil
example extends a hall. A glass cabinet or door is painted with cows and chicken and
make-believe or create an outdoor scene.

A house composed of natural materials. It is an eclectic and organic look that grows
and changes with antiques and a clutter of different collections, made of rough plaster,
554 Country House
old beams, wood framed windows and slate or brick floors. A house in the country: a
large house in the country, often with a large area of land attached

1930s modernist’s style of art inspired by mechanical forms and chiefly distinguished by
555 geometrical shapes, bold color schemes and symmetrical designs, suitable for mass Art Deco
production

556 These are garden rooms. Gazebo

patio (Spanish outdoor living or dining);VERANDAH (a porch or balcony for summer

557 Stoa
leisure); LOGGIA

Turret(medieval) ; minaret (Islamic);steeple (church tower & spire)(term use for spire
558
crowned towers)
Pinacle
Pinnacle(highest point); fleche (a church spire); spire (tapering termination of a gothic
559
church tower); finial (a design at the top of a spire)

560 Boss (vaulted or flat); groin (vaulted only) Boss/ Groin

561 Quoins (just a corner stone) vs. squinch (structural arch to support a dome) Quoins / Squinch

562 statue chamber Serdab

563 bldg that hold sculpture Glypthoteca

564 bldg that holds painting Pinacotheca

565 acropolis, sacred enclosure Themenos

566 coffer, ceiling Lacunaria

567 space bet naos wall and column Peroma

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568 tholos passageway Dromos

569 sleeping room, megaron Thalamus

570 (greatest example of Egyptian temple) The Great Temple of Arnak

571 Great Sphinx at Gizeh God Horus

Senusurets- built the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis

Amenemhat I- founded the great temple at Karnak
Thothmes I- began the additions to the temple of Amnon Karnak
Amenophis III- built the famous Colossi of Memnon
572 Rameses I- began the hypostyle hall at Karnak Egyptian Architects
Seti I- built the temple at Abu- Simber
Ptolemy II- built the pharos of Light House
Ptolemy III- founded the Great Seradeum at Alexandria

573 gateway to greek temple Propylaea

largest
- geatest example of greek architecture
- archt. Ictinus
- master sculptor- Callicrates
574 Partenon
- Doric temple
- naos- made of gold and ivory
- holds the statue of Athena

prototype Greek Thetre

575 - largest for 30,000 people Theatre of Dionysus

576 oldest & most important bldg in Rome Forum Romanum

577 largest circus in Rome Circus Maximus

578 largest forum in Rome Forum of Trajan

579 1. Temporary shelter from perishable materials

580 2. Caves

581 3. Rocks on top of each other Prehistoric Period

582 4. Hard-packed snow blocks

583 5. animal skins

584 1. Battered or sloping outside walls

585 2. Columns & Capitals from vegetable origins

Egyptian Architecture
586 3. Papyrus Buds, Lotus Flower walls of mud brick, thick & 9M high

587 4. Unbroken massive walls adorned with hieroglyphics

588 1. Abundance of clay-provided bricks

589 2. Roofs flat outside

Mesopotamian Architecture

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590 3. Architecture was arcuated winged deity and winged human headed lion used as décor

591 4. Houses of one room, entered by a single door & without windows

592 1. Temple pyramids are approached by a single steep flight of steps.

Pre columbian Architecure
2. Stone [finely dressed, carved, or laid as roughly dressed rubble] was employed for all important
593
buildings

594 1. Columnar & trabeated (have horizontal beams rather than archs)

595 2. Wooden roofs were untrussed

596 3. Ceilings sometimes omitted Greek Architecture

597 4. optical illusions were corrected, in Greek Temples

598 5. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian [orders of columns]

599 1. The arch & the vault was developed

600 2. Two orders of architecture added [Tuscan & Composite]

Roman Architecture

601 3. Concrete is now used [composition of lime, sand, pozzolana & broken bricks or small stones.

602 1. Widely Spaced Columns carrying semi-circular arches

603 2. Basilican Churches have 3 to 5 aisles, covered by a simple timber roof

Early christian Architecture

604 3. Mosaic decoration added internally

605 4. separate buildings used for baptism or baptisteries

606 1. Novel development of the Dome to cover polygonal and square plans of churches

Byzantine Architecture
607 2. Tomb & baptisteries by means of “pendentives”

608 3. ‘Fresco” decoration using marble & mosaic

609 1. Bulbous or onion dome

610 2. Minarets

611 3. stalactite moulding Islamic Architecture

612 4. cresting: decorative roof ridge: an ornamental ridge on a roof

613 5. painted arch

614 1. Ribbed & panel, cross vaults;

615 2. plaster strips, arcades, rose windows,

Romanesque Architecture
616 3. Sober (serious/ not fanciful)& dignified style

617 4. Formal massing depends on the grouping of towers and the projection of transepts & choir.

618 1. Pointed arch

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619 2. buttress, flying buttress

620 3. gargoyles, decorated vaulting Gothic Architecture

621 4. rose & lancet windows ploughshare twist

622 5. variety of open roofs (trussed, tie-beam, collar)

623 1. Rusticated masonry, (rough masonry)

624 2. Quoins, Balusters

625 3. domes or raised drums

626 4. pediments one within the other

Renaissance Architecture
627 5. rococo

628 6. baroque style

629 7. mansard roof

630 8. salon

631 1. Picturesque values

2. Reflected in the predilection (liking) for highly textured, colorful materials, asymmetry &
632
informality.

633 3. palazzo style was a triumph of national ecclesiasticism

Britain Architecture
634 4. New functions & techniques produced new forms

635 5. Taller buildings were designed due to concrete & cast iron frames.

636 6. New materials were used due to the effect of canals

637 7. Railroad systems, central heating & elevator or lift

1. Repetition of standard bays, both plan & elevation, an affinity (similarity) with bay system,
638 Continental Europe
programmatically adopted with the introduction of iron construction

639 1. Neo-classic & Greek revival was followed

640 2. Baloon frame was introduced

American Architecture
641 3. The skyscraper was contributed related to metal frame construction

642 4. The non-load-bearing curtain wall & the elevator

1. Free-standing glass sheath suspended on a framework across the face of the building or curtain
643
wall.

644 2. Art Noveau and Bauhaus was developed

Modern International

645 3. Enormous Spans unobstructed were at length achieved with concrete.

646 4. Steel is used in space-frame

647 1. Hindu worship is an individual act

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2. Buddhist religious buildings or shrines took the form of STUPAS (Buddhist shrine or pagoda),
648
and are designed for congregational use.

649 3. Mouldings have BULBOUS character

India / pakistan
650 4. The TORUS moulding is used

651 5. Various BAS reliefs depicting scenes of daily life and story of Buddha

652 6. The female form in its voluptuous (sensual) form is often used

653 1. Rock Temples, with square or octagonal pillars

654 2. A circular relic house (wata-dage) built in stone & brick is an outstanding architectural creation.

Sri Lanka
3. Architecture of wood, with high pitched roofs, with wide eaves, slightly curved, finished with
655
small flat shingles and terra cotta tiles.

4. Windows with lacquered wood bars, carved timber doorways, ornamental metalwork door
656
furniture, painted walls.

1. Cupola Roofs (dome shaped roof or dome on roof), spanning with arched squinches, the square
657 chamber angles, lantern roof and coffered dome, an elaborate system of hexagon, each containing
the statue of Buddha

658 2. The “SIKHARA” & “PAGODA” temples survive.

3. A monumental pillar generally supporting a metal superstructure adorned with mystic symbols,
659
groups of divinities and portraits statuary of royalties. Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet

4. Windows have intricate lattice screens and roof have red curved tiles, metal gutters and
660 projecting cornice and fancifully decorated with carving, embossing, tinkling bells and hanging
lamps.

661 5. The monastery is fortress-like sited on hill tops.

662 6. Pillars and beams are painted “yellow or red” and “painted silks” hang from the roof.

663 1. Stepped Temple Pyramid, terraced on a hill

664 2. Using stone without mortar fitted perfectly and numerous colossal towers

3. Religious buildings overlaid with ornamentation of Chinese characters, surfaces often finished
665
with porcelain tile
Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia
666 4. Walls are white stucco, (wall plaster)

667 5. multi-leveled overlapping timber roofs

668 6. Gables and bargeboard decorated with Hindu iconography.

669 7. Doors and window shutters are of carved wood, lacquered in black and gold.

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1. Roof ridges are laden with elaborate ornamental cresting and the up-tilted angles are adorned
670
with fantastic dragons and grotesque ornament.(distorted bizarre)

671 2. Roofs one on top of the other using S-shape enameled tiles.
China
672 3. Roof framing in “rectangle” and not triangle.

673 4. Use of bright colors

674 5. Column brackets are decorated with birds, flowers and dragons.

675 1. Light and delicate timber construction is refined by a minute carving & decoration

2. Dominant roofs characterized by their exquisite (beautiful/superb) curvature, supported by a

676
succession of brackets
Japan
677 3. Upper part of the roof is terminated by a gable placed vertically above the end walls

678 4. Rooms are regulated by a “KEN” Tatami mats.

679 5. Love of nature: using stone, lantern & bonsai.

1. Use of indigenous (natural) materials for houses like bamboo, palm leaves, sturdy wooden posts,
680
carved wooden sidings, cogon grass roof.

681 2. Spanish-style high-pitched roofs,

Philippines
682 3. Capiz shell windows, barandillas, balconies,

683 4. Coconut shell & wood design.

684 5. Much use of galvanized iron sheet for roofing

685 1. Beehives,

686 2. huts,

687 3. caves,
Pre Historic Period - Structures
688 4. tents,

689 5. Stonehenge, England

690 6. igloos

691 1. Sphinx,

2. Pyramids, Pyramid of King Zoser

Architect: Imhotep

Saqqara, Egypt
692

693 3. Obelisks,

694 4. Mastaba Tombs,

Egyptian Buildings
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695 5. Great Temple,

696

7. Temple of Luxor - or Southern Sanctuary at Luxor, Egypt, 18th dynasty king

697

698 7. Temple of Khons,

699 1. Ziggurat of Ur,

Ancient near East (mesopotamia)
700 2. persepolis, Buildings

701 3. hall of the hundred columns

702 1. Temple Pyramid of the Sun,

703 2. Citadel Teotihuacan,

Pre Columbian Bldgs (Maya, Aztec, Peru,
Mexico)
704 3. Temple of the Giant Jaguar,

705 4. Great Plaza of Tenochtitlan Machu Picchu, Peru

706 1. Acropolis,
2. Parthenon-temple, Architect: Itchinus and Callicrates with Phidias
Location: Athens, Greece
707 Style: Ancient Greek Doric

Erectheum _ Architect: Mnesicles

Location: Athens, Greece
708 Style: Ancient Greek, Ionic

709 3. Agora,

Epidaurus Theater
Architect: Polykleitos Greek Buildings
Location: Epidauros, or Epidhavros, Greece
Style: Ancient Greek
710
achievements of the fourth century.

711 4. ODEION theatre,

5. stoa, - ancient covered walkway, usually with a wall on one side and a row of columns at the
712
other

713 6. Mausoleum Sarcophagus,

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714 7. open hillside theatres

1. The Pantheon
118 - 126
Architect: Acrippa
Location: Rome, Italy
Style: Ancient Roman
715
oculus – a single circular opening

2. Forums,Trajan’s Forum
100 – 112
Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus
Location: Rome, Italy
716 Style: Roman

717 3. Basilicas Roman Buildings

718 4. Thermae,

719 5. Amphitheatres,

6. Colosseum Coemeteria, Colosseum

70 – 82
Architect: Vespacian and Domitian
Location: Rome, Italy
Style: Ancient Roman
720
Corinthian in the third, face the three tiers of arcades

721 7. Triumphal arch,

722 8. gateways,

723 9. aqueducts

724 1. Basilican Churches,

Early Christian Structures
725 2. Baptisteries

726 1. St. Sophia, Constantinople

Byzantine Structures
727 2. St. Mark, Venice

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728 1. The great mosques,

729 2. Damascus & Cordoba,

730 3. Kiosk @ Istanbul Islamic Buildings

731 4. Taj mahal mausoleum @ Agra

732 5. Tomb of Humayun, Delhi

733 1. St, Zeno,

734 2. Maggiore Monastery,

735 3. Leaning Tower,

Romanesque Buildings
736 4. Cathedral & Baptistery of Pisa,

737 5. Castles, fortifications,

738 6. chateus, Manor houses

739 1. Notre Dame Cathedral,

740 2. Paris Canterbury Cathedral,

741 3. King’s College, Gothic Buildings

742 4. Canterbury Town Halls,

743 5. Skippers house @ Ghent

744 1. Palazzo Ricardi @ Florence,

745 2. St. Peter’s PIAZZA,

746 3. Cathedral Vatican,

747 4. Palais du louvre, Rennaissance Buildings

748 5. Paris Chateu Maisons,

749 6. St Paul’s Cathedral, London,

750 7. Guild Houses @ Brussels

751 1. Westminster New Palace (House of Parliament), London

752 2. Crystal Palace, London [???]

753 3. University Museum, Oxford Britain Buildings

754 4. Red House, Kent

755 5. Cathedral @ Guildford

756 1. Eiffel tower, [???]

757 2. New louvre,

Continental Europe Buildings
758 3. Paris Opera House,

759 4. Paris & cologne.

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1. the White House

Architect: James Hoban
Location: Washington, D.C.
760 Date: 1793 to 1801, burned 1814, porticos 1824 to1829
Style: Georgian Neoclassical

2. Capitol of the United States

Architects: Thornton-Latrobe-Bulfinch
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: 1793 to 1830
761
Style: Neoclassical

consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate

National Gallery of Art

Architect: John Russel Pope
762

Washington Monument
Architect: Robert Mills
Location: Washington, D.C.
763 Style: Neo-Egyptian

American Structures

Golden Gate Bridge

1933 to 1937
Architect: Joseph Strauss
Location: San Francisco, California
Building type: suspension bridge
Construction system: steel frame, steel cables
764
Styles: Structural Modern with some Art Deco details

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

Architect: James Renwick
Location: New York
765

766 3. Boston Empire State Building,

767 4. English Country Houses

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768 5. Bungalows

The Louvre
1546 to 1878
Architect: Pierre Lescot
Location: Paris, France
Building type: palace, art museum
769
Construction system: cut stone bearing masonry
Style: French Renaissance

Palais Royal

770

Arc de Triomphe
771
top of the Champs Elysees

Pompidou Centre
1972 to 1976
Architect: Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano
Location: Paris, France
Building Type: modern art museum
772 Construction system: high-tech steel and glass
Style: High-tech modern

tube

Notre Dame de Paris

1163 to 1250
Architect: Maurice de Sully
Location: Paris, France
Building Type: church, cathedral
773 Construction system: bearing masonry, cut stone
Style: Early Gothic

French Architecture

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Paris Opera House

1857 to 1874
Architect: Charles Garnier
Location: Paris, France
Building type: theater, opera house
Construction system: masonry, cut stone
774 Style: Neo-Baroque French Architecture

Elysee Palace
1718
775 Architect: Claude Mollet

Hotel de Invalides

776

La Madeleine
Architect: Napoleon I
777

Chartres Cathedral
1194 to 1260
Location: Chartres, France
Building type: cathedral
Construction system: bearing masonry
778
Style: Gothic exemplar

eliminated the need for alternating supports

Rheims Cathedral

779

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Eiffel Tower
1887 to 1889
Architect: Gustave Eiffel
Location: Paris, France
Building Type: exposition observation tower
780 Construction system: exposed iron
Style: Victorian Structural Expressionist

Sorbonne
781

British Museum
1823 to 1847
Architect: Sir Robert Smirke
Location: London, England
Building type: art and historical museum, library
782 Construction system: masonry, cut stone
Style: Victorian Ionic façade,
Classical Revival

Foster

Salisbury Cathedral
1220 to 1258
Location: Salisbury, England
Building type: Cathedral (church, temple)
Construction system: bearing masonry, cut stone
783 Style: English Gothic

Queen’s House
1616 to 1635
Architect: Inigo Jones – the greatest of English Classical architect
Location: Greenwich, England
784 Building type: large house
Construction system: bearing masonry
Style: Palladian, Late English Renaissance

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Somerset House
1776 to 1786
Architect: William Chambers
Location: London, England
Building type: government offices and art school
785
Construction system: cut stone masonry
Style: Neoclassical

rusticated base

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

1675 to 1710
Architect: Sir Christopher Wren
Location: London, England
Building type: church
English architecture
786 Construction system: masonry, brick, timber and cut stone
Style: Late renaissance to Baroque

Chiswick House
1729
Architect: Lord Burlington
Location: Chiswick, England
787 Building type: large house
Construction system: bearing masonry
Style: Palladian

Westminster Palace
1836 to 1868
Architect: Sir Charles Barry
Location: London
Building type: seat of government, government center
788
Construction system: cut stone bearing masonry
Style: English Gothic Revival

Durham Cathedral
1093 to 1280
Location: Durham, England
Building type: church, cathedral
Construction system: bearing masonry, cut stone
789
Style: Romanesque

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Glasgow School of Art

1897 to 1909
Architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Location: Glasgow, England
790
Building type: college
Construction system: bearing masonry
Style: art and crafts, art nouveau

Buckingham Palace
Architect: sir George Goring
791

792 1. Salginatobel Bridge,

793 2. Einstein Tower, Eirch Mendelsohn

794 3. Chapel of Notre Dame, Le Corbusier

795 4. Johnson Wax Building, Frank Lloyd Wright

796 5. Falling Water, Frank Lloyd Wright Modern International

797 6. Dulles International Airport, Eero saarinen

798 7. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd wright

799 8. Sydney opera House, Jorn Utzon

800 9. Geodesic dome, Buckminster Fuller

Temple of Heaven
Location: China
801

Hagia Sofia
532 to 537
Architect: Isidoros and Anthemios
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Building type: church
Construction system: bearing masonry
802
Style: Byzantine

Cathedral of Siena
Location: Southern Italy
803

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Pisa Cathedral
103 to 1350
Location: Pisa, Italy
Building type: church complex
Construction system: bearing masonry, cut stone, white marble
804 Style: Romanesque

famous building groups in the world

Florence Cathedral
1296 to 1462
Architect: Arnolfo di Cambio
Location: Florence, Italy
Building type: domed church, cathedral
Construction system: bearing masonry
Style: Italian Romanesque
805

Krak des Chevaliers

1150 to 1250
Location: Syria
Building type: fort
806
Style: Medieval

Asian & Spain Architecture

Alhambra
1338 to 1390
Location: Granada, Spain
Building type: palace
Construction system: bearing masonry
807 Style: Moorish (Islamic)

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Casa Batllo
1905 to 1907
Architect: Antonio Gaudi
Location: Barcelona, Spain
808 Building type: apartment building
Construction system: concrete
Style: Expressionist or Art Nouveau

Casa Mila
1905 to 1910
Architect: Antonio Gaudi
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Building type: multifamily housing
Construction system: masonry and concrete
809
Style: Art Nouveau

dwellings

Sagrada Familia
1882 to 1926
Architect: Antonio Gaudi
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Building type: church
810 Construction system: masonry
Style: Expressionist

Taj Mahal
1630 to 1653
Architect: Emperor Shah Jahan
Location: Agra, India
Building type: Islamic tomb
811 Construction system: bearing masonry, inlaid marble
Style: Islamic

“shrine of freedom”, designed by Father Antonio Cedeno, with Diego Jordan as

812 Real Fuerza de Santiago (Fort Santiago)
engineer
famous walled city within a city; seven gates; completed 1872; made of bricks and hard
813 Intramuros
adobe from the Pasig River quarries; wall are 45 ft thick and rise 25 ft above the moat;
1. roofs at 45 degrees gradient or less
814 Late Spanish Period
2. use of bricks, limestone, hardwood, capiz shells (G.I. sheets and clay tiles or “tisa”
1. a “regime” of reinforced concrete and galvanized iron
815 American Period
2. Neo-Classical styles
- mediocre design, uncontrolled and hasty rebuilding only resurrected old designs
816 Post War Architecture
- commercial building drew inspiration from contemporary architecture in the West
Movement in 20th Century, art that represented the revolutionary effort of young Italian
817 Futurism
Concrete, steel and glass

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Cubist style developed in Germany and Austria (1900s).CHARACTERISTICS:
818 Functionalism
Devoid of ornamentation
Sought for solutions for alternative cheap forms of construction in timber, brick & metal.
819 Utilitarianism
Initiated by British (pre-fab. Architecture)
Non-representational style of art w/c uses modern industrial materials: plastic & glass.
820 Constructivism
Ideal abstract art movement arose in Europe & Russia (1913-1920)
Out view in w/c the major activities or environmental factor was employed in the
821 Neo-expressionism
structure in a non-intellectual manner.
, first built in the 13th century and reconstructed in 1906–1909, is the largest clay
822 The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali,
building in the world.
developed the first safe passenger elevator. In addition to this, was the development of
823 Elisha Graves Otis
techniques for manufacturing rolled steel
824 architecture OF THE borrowing and OF free selection Ecclectism

movement for aesthetic and moral crusade

825 The Arts & Crafts Movement
- escape FROM THE Industrial World
826 In Egyptian architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the. Pyramid

827 The great pyramid at Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by. Cheops

828 The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty. Rameses 1
The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her
829 Marble
domains had ample supply of was.
830 Greek architecture was essentially. Columnar trabeated

831 Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles Propylaea
The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect
832 Parthenon
building ever erected is the.
With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the
833 Arch and vault
Romans achieved huge interiors with the.
834 Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks. Composite
From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the
835 Domical roof construction
practice of using.
836 The finest and remaining example of Byzantine architecture. St. Sophia, Constantinople

837 The architectural character of the Romanesque architecture is. Sober and dignified
Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the
838 Marble
use of what material for facing walls.
839 The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome. Pantheon

840 The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple. Pteroma

841 Amphitheaters are used for ___. Gladiatorial Contests

842 An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places. Stoa

843 The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. Acropolis
An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex
844 Antefix (Antefixae)
tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more
845 Acroterion / Acroterium
usually, the ornament itself.
846 Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament. Anthemion

847 In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine. Apotheca

848 The characteristic of Greek ornament. Anthemion

The use of ___ for facing walls distinguishes Romanesque architecture in Italy from that
849 Marble
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850 The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in ___. Pisa

851 The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. Refectory

852 The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. Baroque

853 The open court in an Italian palazzo. Cortel

854 The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window. Tracery

855 Japanese tea house. Cha-sit-su

856 A Muslim temple, a mosque for public worship, also known as place for prostration. Masjid

857 Domical mound containing a relic. Stupa

858 Ifugao house (southern strain). Bale

859 In Mesopotamian architecture, religion called for temples made of sun-dried bricks. Ziggurat

860 The style of the order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps. Doric

861 Tomb of the pharaohs. Pyramid

Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for
862 Tumuli
consecutive burials for several to a hundred persons.
A semi-circular or semi-polygonal space, usually in church, terminating in axis and
863 Apse
intended to house an altar.
864 Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns surrounding the naos. Dipteral

865 Senate house for chief dignitaries in Greek architecture Prytaneion

866 Architect of the Einstein Tower. Erich Mendelsohn

867 Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. Walter Gropius

868 What architectural term is termed to be free from any historical style? Art Noveau

869 From what architecture is the Angkor Vat? Cambodian

870 The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y. Van Alen

871 Another term for crenel or intervals between merlon of a battlement. Embrasures

872 Taj Mahal temple is located in ___. Agra

In the middle kingdom, in Egyptian architecture, who consolidate the administrative
873 Amenemhat I
system, made a survey of the country, set boundaries to the provinces, and other
874 Who erected the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis. Senusret I

875 Jubilee festivals of the pharaohs. Heb-sed

876 The world's first large-scale monument in stone. Pyramid of Zoser

877 The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh Pyramid of Khufu

878 A vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at the right angles. Groin Vault

879 Sarimanok is a décor reflecting the culture of the ___. Visayan

880 Caryatid porch is from what architecture? Greek

881 Female statues with baskets serving as columns. Canephora

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882 A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle. Bartizan

883 A hall built in Roman Empire for the administration of justice. Basilica

884 The Parthenon is from what architecture. Greek

885 A roof in which 4 faces rests diagonally between the gables and converge at the roof. Helm Roof

886 A compound bracket or capital in Japanese architecture. Masu-gumi

887 A concave molding approximately quarter round. Cavetto

888 Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo. Carlos Santos Viola

889 A Filipino architect whose philosophy is 'the structure must be well oriented'. Caesar Homer Concio

890 What is not required as a feature in modern Muslim mosque. Pinnacle

891 Architect of Robinson's Galleria William Cosculluela

892 Major contribution of the Renaissance Architecture. Baroque for of Ornamentation

893 "A house is like a flower pot" Richard Josef Neutra

894 Richly carved coffins of Greece and Mesopotamia. Sarcophagus

895 King Zoser's architect who was deified in the 26th dynasty. Imhotep

896 The council house in Greece. Bouleuterion

897 Elizabethan Architecture is from what architecture. U.S. / English Renaissance

898 Art Noveau style first appeared in what structure. Tussel House

899 A faced without columns or pilaster in renaissance architecture. Astylar

900 Art Noveau is known as the international style, in Germany it is known as ___. Jugendstijl

901 Less is more. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

902 First school which offered architecture in the Philippines. Liceo de Manila

903 Embrasures. Crenel

904 Formal architecture, one of the principles of composition. Balance

905 Different historical styles combined. Eclecticism

906 Architect of TWA airport. Eero Saarinen

907 The falling water by Frank Lloyd Wright is also known as ___. Kaufman House

908 First president and founder of PAS. Juan Nakpil

909 "Modern architecture need not be western". Kenzo Tange

910 Architect of the national library, Philippines. Felipe Mendoza

The xerxes hall of hundred columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian
911 Palace of Persepolis
architecture, which palace was it used.
912 Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture. Saracenic Architecture
The convex projecting molding of eccentric curve supporting the abacus of a Doric
913 Echinus
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914 Pantiles used for Chinese roofings. S-tiles

915 Greek equivalent of the Roman forum, a place of open air assembly or market. Agora

916 A slight vertical curvature in the shaft of a column. Entasis

917 The very ornate style of architecture developed in the later renaissance period. Baroque
A multi-storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist monument of diminishing size
918 Pagoda
with corbelled cornice and moldings.
919 "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. Roman

920 From the Greek forms of temple, the three where it lies is known as ___. Crepidoma

921 From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and rear. Amphi-Prostyle

922 Memorial monuments of persons buried elsewhere in Roman architecture. Cenotaphs

923 The three pyramids in Gizeh Cheops / Chefren/ Mykerinos

924 The cistern storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea of the bahay na bato. Aljibe

925 A shallow cistern or drain area in the center of a house. Impluvium

926 In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___. Naos

927 The tomb beneath a church. Crypt

928 A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian churches. Bema

929 A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap. Console

930 Semi-palatial house surrounded by an open site. Villa

931 A roman house with a central patio. Atrium House

932 Revival of classical Roman style Romanesque

The style emerging in western Europe in the early 11th century, based on Roman and
933 Romanesque
Byzantine elements, and powerful vaults, and lasting until the advent of Gothic
934 Architect and furniture designer. Alvar Aalto

935 First registered architect in the Philippines. Tomas Mapua

936 The public square of imperial Rome. Forum

937 Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel. Welton Becket

938 Finest example of French-Gothic architecture Chartres Cathedral

939 How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral? 176

940 Agora is from what architecture? Greek

941 Sacred artificial mountains of Babylon and Assyria. Ziggurat

942 A plant whose leaves form the lower portions of the Corinthian capital. Acanthus

943 Structure of wedge-shaped blocks over an opening. Arch

The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the aisle vaulting, so also called
944 Triforium
a blind story.
A windowed wall that rises above the roof of adjacent walls that admit light into the
945 Clerestory
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946 A standard, usually of length, by which the proportions of a building are determined. Module

947 The triangular or segmental space enclosed by a pediment or arch. Tympanum

948 A line of counterthrusting arches on columns or piers. Arcade

In the classical order, the lowest part or member of the entablature; the beam that
949 Architrave
spans from column to column.
950 In classical architecture, the elaborated beam member carried by the columns. Entablature

951 Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom. Cornice, Frieze, Architrave

952 Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. Octagonal

953 Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. 13

954 A special feature of Japanese houses, used to display a flower arrangement or art. Tokonama

955 Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda. Square

956 The most famous structure of Byzantine architecture and notable of its large dome. Hagia Sophia

957 Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. Pediment

A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the
958 Pendentive
polygonal plan of its supporting structure.
959 A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. Narthex
The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir or
960 Nave
chancel and usually flanked by aisles.
961 The covered walk of an atrium. Ambulatory

962 A basin for ritual cleansing with water in the atrium of an early Christian basilica. Cantharus

963 A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a church. Exedra

964 An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently place over the altar in a church. Baldachino

965 A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue. Tabernacle

966 A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items. Niche

967 A tower in the Muslim Mosque used to call people to prayer. Minaret

968 Coffers, sunken panels in the ceiling. Lacunaria

The Buddhist temple in ancient Cambodia which feature four faces of the
969 Bayon
compassionate Buddha.
970 A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish, and Muslim 12th-16th century
Mudejar
971 architecture.

972 Projecting blocks of stone carved with foliage, typical in Gothic architecture. Crocket

973 A slab forming the crowning member of the capital. Abacus

974 The crowning member of a column. Capital

975 A rectangular or square slab supporting the column at the base. Plinth

976 A low screen wall enclosing the choir in early Christian church. Chancel

977 The cold section of a Roman Bath. Frigidarium

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978 This church in the Philippines is the seat of the Malolos Congress. Barasoain Church

979 The palace proper in Assyrian palaces. Seraglio

980 Holy mountains. Ziggurat

981 Architect of the famous propylaea, Acropolis. Mnesicles

982 Private family apartments in Assyrian palaces. Harem

983 The most stupendous and impressive of the rock-cut-temples. Great Temple, Abu Simbel

984 The four-seated colossal statues of Rameses II is carved in the pylon of the ___. Great Temple, Abu Simbel

985 Favorite motifs of design of the Egyptians. Palm, Lotus, and Papyrus

986 Two main classes of temples in Egyptian Architecture. Mortuary and Cult Temples

987 Egyptian temples for ministrations to deified pharaohs. Mortuary Temple

988 Structure whose corners are made to face the four cardinal points. Ziggurat

989 Structure whose sides are made to face the four cardinal points. Pyramid

990 Egyptian temples for the popular worship of the ancient and the mysterious gods. Cult Temple

991 The use of monsters in doorways is prevalent in what architecture? Persian

992 The Greek male statues used as columns. Atlantes

993 A recessed or alcove with raised seats where disputes took place. Exedra

994 A single line of columns surrounding the Naos. Peripteral

995 The uppermost step in the crepidoma. Stylobate

996 The lowest step in the crepidoma. Stereobate

997 A building in Greek and Roman for exercises or physical activities. Gymnasium

998 The three chamber of a Greek temple. Pronaos, Naos, and Epinaos

999 A Greek building that contains painted pictures. Pinacotheca

1000 Temple with a portico of columns arranged in front. Prostyle

1001 The clear space in between columns. Intercolumniation

1002 Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters. Eustyle

1003 Intercolumniation of 4 diameters. Areostyle

1004 Intercolumniation of 2 diameters. Systyle

1005 Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? 1.5 Diameters

1006 Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters. 3 Diameters

1007 A kindred type to the theater. Odeion

1008 Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of the Greek. Circus

1009 Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. Colosseum

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1010 What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra? Wrestling

1011 A foot race course in the cities. stadium

1012 A temple with 1-4 columns arranged between antae at the front. In Antis

1013 A temple with 1-4 columns arranged between antae at the front and rear. Amphi-Antis

1014 In Greek, it is the Roman prototype of the Thermae. Gymnasium

1015 Greek order that has no base. Doric

1016 The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek theaters. Epidauros

1017 What orders did the Etruscans and the Romans add making 5 in all? Tuscan and Composite
What allowed the Romans to build vaults of a magnitude never equaled till the birth of
1018 Use of Concrete
steel for buildings.
1019 The finest of all illustrations of Roman construction. Pantheon

1020 The oldest and most important forum in Rome. Forum Romanum

1021 Who commenced the 'hall of hundred columns'? Xerxes

1022 Who completed the 'hall of hundred columns'? Artaxerxes

1023 Architects of the Parthenon. Callicrates and Ictinus

1024 Master sculptor of the Parthenon. Phidias

1025 In Roman fountains, the large basin of water. Lacus

1026 Spouting jets in Roman fountain. Salientes

1027 The oldest circus in Rome. Circus Maximus

The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian amphitheater" was commenced by
1028 Vespasian / Domitian
whom and completed by whom?
1029 Architect of the Erechtheion. Mnesicles

1030 A water clock or an instrument for measuring time by the use of water. Clepsydra

1031 The finest of Greek Tombs, also known as the 'tomb of Agamemnon'. Treasury of Atreus

1032 Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum Theron

1033 Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. Libon

1034 Roman architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus, Olympius. Cossutius

1035 Both the regula and the mutule has guttae numbering a total of ___. 18

1036 A quadrigas is a ___. 4-horse Chariot

1037 The water-leaf and tongue is a usual ornament found in the ___. Cyma Reversa

1038 The Corona is usually painted with the ___. Key Pattern

1039 Greek sculptures may be classified as "architectural sculpture, free standing statuary, Sculptured Reliefs

1040 One of the best examples of a surviving megaron type of Greek domestic building. House #33

1041 The molding that is often found in the Doric Order. Bird's Beak

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1042 The wall or colonnade enclosing the Temenos Peribolus

1043 The private house of the Romans. Domus

1044 Roman rectangular temples stood on a ___. Podium

1045 Roman large square tiles. Bepidales

1046 A type of Roman wall facing with alternating courses of brickworks. Opus Mixtum
A type of Roman wall facing which is made of small stone laid in a loose pattern roughly
1047 Opus Incertum
resembling polygonal work.
1048 A type of Roman wall facing with a net-like effect. Opus Recticulatum

1049 A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or without mortar joints. Opus Quadratum

1050 A Roman structure used as hall of justice and commercial exchanges. Basilica

1051 A type of monument erected to support a tripod, as a prize for athletic exercises or
Choragic Monument
1052 musical competitions in Greek festivals.
A type of ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assemblage
1053 Fret
of straight lines intersecting at right angles, and of various patterns.
Figures of which the upper parts alone are carved, the rest running into a parallelopiped
1054 Termini
or diminishing pedestal.
1055 Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and domes. Opus Tesselatum

1056 Conceptualized the Corinthian capital. Callimachus

1057 The sleeping room of the 'megaron'. Thalamus

1058 The origin of the door architrave. Timber-enframed Portal

1059 The atrium type of house originated with the ___. Etruscans

1060 Roman apartment blocks. Insula

A building in classic architecture decorated with flowers and plants with water for the
1061 Nymphaeum
purpose of relaxation.
1062 !5th to 18th century architecture. Renaissance

1063 "Form follows function". Louis Sullivan

1064 The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple of the Italian renaissance Iñigo Jones

1065 A pillared hall in which the roofs rests on the column in Egyptian temples. Hypostyle Hall

1066 Who began the building of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak? Thothmes I

1067 Architect of the Great Serapeum at Alexandria. Ptolemy III

1068 He created the Dymaxion House, "the first machine for living". Buckminster Fuller

1069 Tombs built for the Egyptian nobility rather than the royalty. Rock-Hewn Tombs

1070 Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines. George Ramos

1071 The warm room in the Thermae. Tepidarium

1072 The Hot room of the Thermae. Calidarium

1073 The cold or unheated pool in the Thermae. Frigidarium

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1074 The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. Sudatorium

1075 The dressing room of the Thermae. Apodyteria

1076 The room for oils and unguents in the thermae. Unctuaria

1077 Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the ___. Forum

1078 Orientation of the Greek temple is towards the ___. East

1079 Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the ___. South

1080 Orientation of the Medieval Church. West

The space for the clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall from the body of
1081 Cancelli
the church called ___.
1082 On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the epistle and the gospel are Ambo
In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of the sanctuary which later
1083 Bema
developed into the transept, this is the ___.
1084 In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central place at the end of the church Apse

1085 The iconoclastic movement during the Byzantine period forbade the use of ___. Statues

1086 Type of plan of the Byzantine churches. Centralized

1087 Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St. Sophia, Constantinople) Anthemius and Isidorus

1088 The supreme monument of Byzantine architecture. St. Sophia, Constantinople

1089 Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period) Little Metropole Cath., Athens

1090 One of the few churches of its type to have survived having a square nave and without
Nea Moni
1091 cross-arms, roofed by a dome which spans to the outer walls of the building.

1092 A tower raised above a roof pierced to admit light. Lantern

the covered passage around an open space or garth, connecting the church to the
1093
chapter
Cloisters
1094 house, refectory and other parts of the monastery.

1095 The prominent feature of the facades in Romanesque Central Italy. Ornamental Arcades

1096 The best example of a German Romanesque church with apses at both east and west Worms Cathedral
The term applied to the Episcopal church of the diocese and also the important
1097 Cathedral
structure of the Gothic period.
1098 The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante. Greek Cross

1099 The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo Maderna. Latin Cross

1100 He erected the entrance Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica. Bernini

1101 Used as food storage in the Bahay na Bato. Dispensa

1102 The granary in traditional Bontoc House. Falig

1103 Architect of the World Trade Center. Minoru Yamasaki

1104 The Erechtheion of Mnesicles is from what architecture? Greek

1105 The part of the Corinthian capital without flower. Balteus

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1106 The Pantheon is from what architecture. Roman

1107 The architect of the Pantheon. Agrippa

1108 The senate house of the Greeks. Prytaneion

1109 Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-Plan. Marcel Lajos Breuer

1110 Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell construction. Felix Outerino Candela

1111 In the Doric Order, the shaft terminates in the ___. Hypotrachelion

1112 In what Order is the Parthenon. Doric

1113 In what Order is the temple of Nike Apteros, Athens. Ionic

1114 This temple is dedicated to 'Wingless Victory'. Temple of Nike Apteros, Athens
This structure in Greece was erected by Andronikos Cyrrhestes for measuring time by
1115 Tower of the Winds, Athens
means of a clepsydra internally and sun dial externally.
1116 In the Cyma Reversa molding of the Romans, what ornaments are usually found? Acanthus and Dolphin

1117 From what architecture is the Stoa? Greek

1118 The Egyptian Ornament symbolizing fertility. Papyrus

1119 Egyptian Temple for popular worship of the ancient and mysterious gods. Cult Temple

1120 A small private bath found in Roman houses or palaces. Balneum

1121 Corresponds to the Greek naos. Cella

1122 The large element in the frieze. Triglyph

1123 "A is a machine to live in". Le Corbusier

1124 Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. Eliel Saarinen

1125 "Architecture is Organic". Frank Lloyd Wright

1126 Invented reinforced concrete in France. Hennevique

1127 First elected U.A.P. president. Jose Herrera

1128 Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. Juan Nakpil

1129 Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument. Guillermo Tolentino

1130 Designer of the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan

1131 Male counterpart of the Caryatids. Telamones or Atlantes

1132 Like Caryatids and Atlantes, this is a three-quarter length figures. Herms

1133 This is a pedestal with human, animal, or mythological creatures at the top. Terms

1134 A small payer house in Egyptian architecture. Madrassah

1135 Where "Constructivism" originated? Moscow

1136 Expressionist Architect. Erich Mendelsohn

1137 Founders of the "Art Noveau". John Ruskin and William Moris

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1138 Combination of the new art and the graphing of the old art. Eclecticism

1139 Return in the use of Roman Orders in modern age. Neo-Classism

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