Architect

A building which is built as a burial shrine is called what?

Mausoleum

A hemispherical roof on a building is known as what?

Dome

A horizontal piece at the bottom of a door or window is called what?

Sill

The top of a window or door opening is called what?

Head

Vertical pieces on the sides of doors are known as what?

Jambs

What form of architecture dominated the Victorian era in the United States?

Victorian

What is the name of a curved structure which is supported at two opposite ends?

Arch

What is the name of the wedge-shaped stone which holds all the parts of an arch together?

Keystone

What's the name of a horizontal beam that holds the weight of a wall over a door?

Lintel

Which of these buildings is NOT an example of neoclassical architecture?

Sydney Opera House

Which of these is a window?

Oriel

Which of these buildings doesn't have a dome?

White House

What do you keep in an orangery?

Plants

An atrium house always has a special feature. What is it?

A glazed yard

A stupa is the name of a building that is a part of which religion?

Buddhism

What is the name of the famous house that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for Edgar Kaufman?

Fallingwater

What is the world's longest bridge?

Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge

Basilica is not only a herb but also a type of building. What sort of building?

A church

Which building in London, by Christopher Wren, was completed in 1708?

St. Paul's Cathedral

Which city in Florida is home to the Modis Tower?

Jacksonville

A frieze is the name of something usually connected with one of these terms, but which one?

Triglyph

The Empire style was an architectonic style that was modern during which century?

The 19th century

Dacha is the name of a summer house that you can find in which country?

Russia

An apse is often found...

On churches

What is the name of the unique Olympic arena in Beijing that was finished in 2008?

Bird's Nest

In which city is the "Turning Torso" skyscraper found?

Malmo

During which century was the church Berliner Dom in Berlin built?

18th century

Gothic architecture was popular through what century? 

16th

What architect designed Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow?

Postnik Yakovlev

What architect designed the Forbidden City in Beijing? 

Nguyen An

What architect designed the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois?

Bruce Graham

What Greek sculptor oversaw the building of the Acropolis? 

Phidias

What is the name of “Seinfeld” character George Contanza’s architect alter-ego?

Art Vandelay

What word describes the front of a building?

Facade

Which of these men is an architect of Big Ben in London, England?

Charles Barry

Who designed Potala Palace?

Songtsen Gampo

Who designed the Burj Al Arab in Dubai?

Tom Wright

Who designed the Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain?

Antoni Gaudi

Who designed the CN Tower in Toronto?

John Andrews

Who designed the Gerkin in London?

Norman Foster

Who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York City?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Which architect designed the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao?

Frank Gehry

Who designed the Space Needle in Seattle? 

Edward Carlson

Who designed the White House? 

James Hoban

Who designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles? 

Frank Gehry

"So long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a song by what band?

Simon & Garfunkel

Which of these men was a British architect?

Christopher Wren

What architect designed the Lotus Temple in Dehli?

Fariborz Sahba

Who designed the Sultan Ahmed Mosque?

Sedefkar Mehmed Agha

Gothic architecture originated in what country?

France

Who was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize?

Zaha Hadid

Gothic architecture originated in what century?

12th

What is the Roman Villa Farnesina famous for?

Renaissance paintings

In which country is the world's largest pyramid located?

Mexico

What architect designed the Sydney Opera House?

Jorn Utzon

What enormous building was constructed between 1631 and 1653 by a widower whose wife had died in labor?

Taj Mahal

What causes the tower in Pisa to lean?

Water and clay

What was the name of the Indian Princess in whose honor the Taj Mahal was built?

Mumtaz Mahal

In which American city is the tallest building "The Transamerica Pyramid" located?

San Francisco

What country did the late, innovative architect Ralph Erskine come from?

England

What shape is an amphitheater?

Round

Buckingham Palace was designed by who?

John Nash

In which American city is the Willis Tower located? 

Chicago

In which city is the famous Brandenburg Gate found? 

Berlin

In which city is the skyscraper "Two International Finance Center" located? 

Hong Kong

In which decade was the Pompidou center in Paris built? 

70's

The colonnade in Rome's St. Peter's Square was designed by who? 

Gian Bernini

The World Columbian Exhibition in Chicago was designed by who?

Daniel Burnham

This early modernist designed the United Nations Headquarters in New York City... 

Oscar Niemeyer

What architect designed the Empire State Building in New York City?

William Lamb

What architect designed the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona?

Antoni Gaudi

What architect is responsible for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

Irving Morrow

What is a necropolis

Burial place

What is the name of architect Antoni Gaudi's basilica in Barcelona, which began construction in 1882 and is yet to be finished? 

Sagrada Familia

What is the name of the Russian cathedral famous for its onion domes? 

Saint Basil's Cathedral 

What style of architecture is Frank Lloyd Wright famous for?

Prairie School

Where will you find Kilkenny Castle? 

Ireland

Which architect designed Fallingwater?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Which architect designed the Hoover Dam?

Gordon Kaufman

Which bridge over the East River in New York City was completed in 1883 and was the longest suspension bridge at that time? 

Brooklyn Bridge

Which of these architects designed the city of Chicago?

Daniel Burnham

Which of these people designed Hagia Sophia in Istanbul?

Isidore of Miletus

Who contributed to the design of the Eiffel Tower? 

Stephen Sauvestre

Who designed Dancing House in Prague?

Vlado Milunic

Who designed Neuschwanstein Castle?

Christian Jank

Who designed St. Paul's Cathedral in London? 

Christopher Wren

Who designed the dome of the Florence cathedral?

Fillipo Brunelleschi

Who designed the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem? 

Raja Ibn Haywah

Who designed the Farnsworth House in Illinois? 

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Who designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis? 

Eero Saarinen

Who designed the Moscow Kremlin Palace?

Konstantin Thon

Who designed the Palace of Versailles?

Louis Le Vau

Who designed The Shard in London?

Renzo Piano

Who designed the Washington Monument?

Robert Mills

Which of the following buildings is the tallest?

The Eiffel Tower

What was the architectural style most common in Europe from 1150 to 1500?

Gothic

What is a decorative covering suspended over a throne, a bed, etc. called?

Canopy

In what century was the Sistine Chapel built?

15th century

Besides the Eiffel Tower, what other iconic structure did Gustave Eiffel help design?

Statue of Liberty

How many stories does the leaning tower of Pisa have?

7

What is the horizontal part at the bottom of a door, which often forms the transition to the floor, called?

Threshold

Which famous structure was designed by architect Gustave Eiffel?

Eiffel Tower

Which geometric shape is the most structurally stable and often used in architectural design?

Triangle

In which year was the Eiffel Tower erected?

1889

What was the name of the man who built the Eiffel Tower?

Gustave Eiffel