Major architectural styles and iconic buildings from antiquity through the modern era.
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- What architectural style uses pointed arches and flying buttresses?
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Gothic- Which Roman structure is famous for its massive concrete dome?
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Pantheon- The three classical Greek column orders are:
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Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian- Romanesque architecture features which type of arch?
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Round arches- Byzantine churches typically center around a large what?
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Dome- The Colosseum in Rome was built as a what?
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Amphitheater- Flying buttresses served what structural purpose in Gothic cathedrals?
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To support the walls from outside- Rococo architecture is known for its emphasis on what?
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Ornate, light, and delicate decoration- Baroque architecture emphasizes what aesthetic?
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Drama, movement, and rich ornament- Renaissance architecture was inspired by which earlier civilizations?
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Ancient Greece and Rome- Palladio was an influential Renaissance architect from which region?
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Venice (Northern Italy)- Islamic architectural design frequently features what?
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Geometric patterns and arabesques- Art Nouveau emerged in which decade?
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The 1890s- The Guggenheim Museum in New York was designed by whom?
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Frank Lloyd Wright- Fallingwater was built over what?
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A waterfall
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