Architecture Trivia
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These three massive Egyptian stone structures served as royal tombs and are the only surviving wonder of the original seven.
- Temple of Karnak
- Valley of the Kings
- Abu Simbel
- Great Pyramids of Giza
These colorful windows, made from pieces of glass held together by lead, tell biblical stories and flood church interiors with vibrant light.
- Stained glass windows
- Rose windows
- Clerestory windows
- Lancet windows
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This is the horizontal beam that rests on top of columns, forming a key structural element in classical architecture.
- Pediment
- Capital
- Architrave
- Cornice
This iron lattice tower in Paris was built for the 1889 World's Fair and stands 1,083 feet tall.
- Eiffel Tower
- Arc de Triomphe
- Notre-Dame Cathedral
- Sacré-Cœur Basilica
This cantilevered Pennsylvania house appears to float over a waterfall, designed in 1935 by a famous American architect.
- Glass House
- Kaufmann Desert House
- Farnsworth House
- Fallingwater
Roman gladiators once fought in this massive oval amphitheater that could seat approximately 50,000 spectators.
- Colosseum
- Circus Maximus
- Theatre of Pompey
- Forum of Trajan
This tall, pointed tower rises above a church and often houses bells that call worshippers to services.
- Dome
- Steeple
- Buttress
- Transept
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This pointed arch style dominated European cathedral construction from the 12th to 16th centuries, featuring flying buttresses and ribbed vaults.
- Romanesque
- Gothic
- Baroque
- Renaissance
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