Achitecture

Question 1

Give examples of architecture of the Middle Ages

Answer 1

Cathedrals:
Canterbury
Durham
Lincoln
Salisbury

Question 2

What well known example of Robert Adam’s influence can you see in Bath?

Answer 2

The Royal Crescent

Question 3

What style become popular in the 19th century?

Answer 3

Gothic Revival

Question 4

Who was Robert Adam

Answer 4

Scottish Architect

Designed inside decorations as well as building itself

Question 5

What style is St Pancras Station designed in?

Answer 5

Gothic Revival

Question 6

Who designed New Delhi to be the seat of government in India?

Answer 6

Sir Edwin Lutyens

Question 7

What century did Robert Adam live in?

Answer 7

18th century

Question 8

Which county is Hardwick Hall in?

Answer 8

Derbyshire

Question 9

An example of great country house architecture

Answer 9

Hardwick Hall

Question 10

When were the town halls of Manchester and Sheffield built?

Answer 10

19th Century

Designed in Gothic Revival

Question 11

Who is Inigo Jones?

Answer 11

Architect

Question 12

Who ordered the building of the White Tower in London?

Answer 12

William the Conqueror

Question 13

What characterises Gertrude Jekyll gardens?

Answer 13

Colourful

Question 14

Give an example of Norman architecture

Answer 14

The White Tower castle keep in the Tower of London

Question 15

What was Lancelot Brown better known as?

Answer 15

Capability Brown

Question 16

Who designed the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London?

Answer 16

Sir Edwin Lutyens

Question 17

What characteristics do Capability Brown gardens have?

Answer 17

Landscape appears to be natural

with grass, trees and lakes

Question 18

How far did Robert Adam’s influence on architecture extend?

Answer 18

UK
Europe
America

Question 19

Name a famous example of Robert Adam’s work

Answer 19

Dumfries House

in Scotland

Question 20

What inspired Inigo Jones’ designs?

Answer 20

Classical architecture

Question 21

Which architect’s ideas influence Bath?

Answer 21

Robert Adam

Question 22

Name an annual event that showcases gardens?

Answer 22

The Chelsea Flower Show

Question 23

Were architectural styles in the 18th century simple or ornate?

Answer 23

Simpler than those of the 17th century

Question 24

Who designer St Paul’s Cathedral?

Answer 24

Sir Christopher Wren

Question 25

Who was Gertrude Jekyll

Answer 25

Garden Designer

Worked with Edwin Lutyens

Question 26

Who designed the Queen’s House in Greenwich?

Answer 26

Inigo Jones

Question 27

What century did Sir Edwin Lutyens influence architecture throughout the British Empire?

Answer 27

20th century

Question 28

What century did Inigo Jones live?

Answer 28

17th Century

Question 29

Were architectural styles in the 17th century simple or ornate?

Answer 29

Ornate

Question 30

What did Lancelot Brown often say of a place he was surveying?

Answer 30

It has “capabilities”

Question 31

Who was Lancelot Brown?

Answer 31

18th century

Garden Designer

Question 32

What style are the Houses of Parliament designed in?

Answer 32

Gothic Revival

Question 33

Who designed the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London?

Answer 33

Inigo Jones

Question 34

Name a famous 18th century garden designer

Answer 34

Lancelot “Capability” Brown

Question 35

Name 3 firms of modern British architects

Answer 35

Sir Norman Foster
Lord Richard Rogers
Dame Zaha Hadid

Question 36

What is the Cenotaph the annual site of?

Answer 36

Remembrance Day service
attended by 
the Queen,
politicians
and foreign ambassadors