This building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972?
What is the Empire State Building
The Eiffel Tower is in this city
What is Paris
This is the simplest of the main 3 classical orders
What is doric
One of the main structural innovations of classical architecture is the flying ____________
What is the flying buttress
When doing a sketch, you should start by drawing this type of lines
What are construction lines
This building is located in Washington, D.C.
What is the United States Capitol (accept "Capitol Building")
This landmark building is located in Athens, Greece
What is the Parthenon
This classical order has columns with volutes (the round features on the sides of the capital)
What is ionic
Romanesque Architecture uses this type of arches
What are rounded arches
Renaissance architecture is a return to the architectural ideas of these two ancient civilizations
What are Greece and Rome
This building is the tallest building in the United States and the world
What is One World Trade Center (accept Freedom Tower as well)
This is the tallest building in the world
What is the Burj Khalifa
This classical order has columns with flowery/leafy capitals
What is corinthian
Gothic architecture uses this type of arch
What is the pointed arch
When sketching, we should use different ______________ so that certain things stand out more than others
What are lineweights
This building is located in Philadelphia
What is Independence Hall
The Taj Mahal is located in this country
What is India
This classical order is used in the Supreme Court building, pictured below:
What is corinthian
This cathedral in Paris is a famous example of Gothic architecture
What is Notre Dame
Two important innovations that were necessary for the skyscraper to become practical were these 2 things
What are steel frames and elevators
This city is home to the Transamerica Pyramid
What is San Francisco
The Sagrada Familia is in what city?
What is Barcelona, Spain
This word describes the change in diameter in column as you move up the column, using a a convex curve. Hint: the word starts with an "en..."
What is entasis
When Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire, Christians began to meet in this type of building, which were large Roman public halls
What is a basilica
This cathedral, with its famous dome that is a symbol of the Renaissance, is located in this city
What is Florence, Italy