FREE Bachelor of Architecture History Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which English architect is credited with the design of New Delhi, the capital of India?

Accepted Answer

Sir Edwin Lutyens

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Christopher Wren

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Pierre Charles L'Enfant

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Gertrude Jekyll

Question 2

Who in India's imperial line built the Taj Mahal?

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Shah Jahan

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Akbar

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Aurangzeb

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Jahangir

Question 3

What does an architectural baldachin mean?

Accepted Answer

A column-supported canopy

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A niche

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A raised platform

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A railing

Question 4

Whose architect and engineer created tools to help construct the Duomo in Florence?

Accepted Answer

Filippo Brunelleschi

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Luciano Laurana

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Andrea Orcagna

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Donato Bramante

Question 5

What is the name of the draped female figurines that are employed as architectural supports in place of columns?

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Caryatids

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Pilasters

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Dryads

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Atlantes

Question 6

From 1899 until 1929, what building was the largest man-made structure on the planet?

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Eiffel Tower

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Empire State Building

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Chrysler Building

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Lincoln Memorial

Question 7

What are the names of the ornamented tiles that occasionally cover a whole building's wall in Portugal, Spain, and the territories they colonized?

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Azulejos

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Faience

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Majolica

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Delfware