Architecture of WCA

Question 1

This design included two new devices: pointed arch which enabled builders to construct much higher ceiling vaults and stone vaulting borne on a network of stone ribs supported by piers and clustered pillars.

Answer 1

Gothic Architecture

Question 2

Cathedrals of Chartres

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Gothic Architecture

Question 3

are the most substantial ancient structures of the world. The three pyramids are the funerary structures of the three kings of the fourth dynasty (2575 to 2465 BC) namely:

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Pyramids of Giza

Question 4

Temples consisted of a central shrine or room in an aisle surrounded by rows of columns. These buildings were designed in one of three architectural style or orders:

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Greek Architecture

Question 5

The groin-vaulted crypt of Worcester Cathedral

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Romanesque Architecture

Question 6

comes from the Latin word Sol, meaning “sun” and stitium meaning “stoppage,” as the sun appears to stand still on the first day of winter

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solstices

Question 7

The Greatest Classical temple, ingeniously engineered to correct an optical illusion. The columns were slightly contorted, swollen at the center and leaning inward to correct what would otherwise have been an impression of deadness and top heaviness.

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The Parthenon

Question 8

They built sturdy stone structures both for use and to perpetuate their glory.

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Roman Architecture

Question 9

whom the pyramid next to the Great Pyramid is attributed

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Khafa (Chepren)

Question 10

a Brythonic word where crom means “bent” or “curved” and llech which means “slab” or “flagstones”. Literally it is a circle of standing stones.

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Cromlech

Question 11

The word _____ originated from the expression taol maen, which means “stone table.” These structures are in a form of table consisting of two huge standing stones supporting a horizontal giant stone. It is believed that it served as grave or as an altar.

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Dolmens

Question 12

Man has developed a form of Architecture based on Megaliths ( a big rock) from the Greek word lithos (stone) and megas (big) This architecture is made of huge stone blocks which were probably intended for burial.

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Pre-Historic

Question 13

whom the Great Pyramid was attributed to

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Khufu (Cheops)

Question 14

a huge stone standing vertically on the ground, usually standing in the middle of the field or arranged in rows

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Menhir

Question 15

The Colosseum

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Roman Architecture

Question 16

It has a lot in common with the early Christian architecture. Mosaic decoration was perfected, as was the use of clerestory to bring light in from high windows. Its advancement in developing the dome created a new style in global architecture.

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Byzantine Architecture

Question 17

The doorways of the churches are often grand sculptured portals. Wood or metal doors are surrounded by elaborate stone sculptures arranged in zones to fit architectural elements.

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Romanesque Architecture

Question 18

The emperors erected huge halls and arenas for public games, baths, and procession. They built these with gigantic arches of stone, bricks and concrete, or with barrel vaults.

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Roman Architecture

Question 19

Hagia Sophia

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Byzantine Architecture

Question 20

-The structure has thick sloping walls with few openings to obtain stability.

-The exterior and interior walls along with columns and piers were covered with hieroglyphics and pictorial frescoes and carvings painted in brilliant colors.

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Egyptian Architecture

Question 21

a time or date when day and night are of equal length

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equinox

Question 22

the smallest is attributed to

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Menkaura (Mycerinus).

Question 23

The best preserved megalithic site in Europe, a group of stones arranged in concentric circles, with a large external circle of triliths (Greek word meaning “three stones”), two internal circles built in a similar manner and altar-shaped stone in the center.

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Stonehenge