Battery Test 1 Flashcards

1
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The masterpiece of Le Corbusier found in France

A

Villa Savoye

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2
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The tallest building in the Middle East

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Burj Khalifa

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3
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The architect of Sydney Opera House

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Jorn Utzon

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4
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The masterpiece of Gaudi still under construction

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La Sagrada Familia

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5
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Famous mosque with golden dome and colorful exterior; said to be where Mohammed ascended to heaven

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Dome of the Rock

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6
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The largest temple in the world

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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7
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The Art Nouveau in Austria

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Sezessione

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8
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The Architects of Empire State Building

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Shreve, Lamb, Harmon

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9
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Renaissance means

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Born again

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10
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Ziggurats are also called

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Holy mountains

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11
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The Egyptians’ pyramids had its ______ oriented to the cardinal points.

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Four sides

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12
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The icon of Industrial Age Architecture, built by landscaper and green house expert, Joseph Paxton

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Crystal Palace

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13
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Japanese gateway

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Torii

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14
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In Egypt, an upright sone containing the name of the dead.

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Stele

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15
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Buddhist sacred mounds that symbolized the universe

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Stupa

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16
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In Greek architecture, a triangular portion of wall above the entablature often adorned with relief

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Pediment

17
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A system used to fortify medieval castles where they fill it with water and alligators

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Moat

18
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The architect of Iglesia ni Cristo churches

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Carlos Santos Viola

19
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2015 Pritzker Prize Laureate

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Frei Otto