Questions and Answers
19th century trends in architecture
1.
What's the name of the building presented in the picture?
The Crystal Palace
2.
He was a french architect, born in 1801 in Paris. One of the most famous buildings he designed is Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. Who is it?
Henri Labrouste
3.
When was the Eiffel Tower built?
1889
4.
The Crystal Palace in London was built to host which event in 1851?
The Great Exhibition
5.
Who was the main constructor of the Garabit Viaduct?
Gustave Eiffel
6.
The Palace of Westminster, London, was destroyed by fire in 1834. Who won the competition for designs for a new palace?
Charles Barry
7.
Where is located the building presented in the picture?
Paris
8.
What architecture styles were used to design the Palais Garnier?
Second Empire Beaux-Arts and Neo-Baroque
9.
Where is located Altare della Patria in Italy?
Rome
10.
The Prudential Building was built by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. Where is it located?
Buffalo
11.
Louis Sullivan was one of the First Chicago School members.
True
12.
Who designed the Palais Garnier?
Charles Garnier
13.
Who designed The British Museum, London?
Robert Smirke
14.
What is the building presented in the photo?
Royal Pavillon in Brighton
15.
What was the Crystal Palace made of?
Iron and plate-glass
Match the pairs.
16.
Joseph Paxton
The Crystal Palace
17.
Gustave Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower
18.
John Nash
The Royal Pavillon
19.
Charles Barry
The Palace of Westminster
20.
The Palais Garnier is the building known as Opéra National de Paris.
True
21.
“With me, architecture is not an art, but a religion, and that religion but a part of democracy.” Whose words are these?
Louis Sullivan
22.
Henri Labrouste designed a reading room in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in the Rue de Richelieu.
True
23.
The original Chicago School lasted between what years?
1880-1910