Architectural History: Renaissance, Gothic, Romanesque

Architectural History: Renaissance, Gothic, and Romanesque Periods

26. Notre Dame Church Exhibits the Following Gothic Characteristics:

a. All of the above

b. Rose windows

27. The Renaissance Period of Architecture Began in What Country?

a. Italy

28. What Invention Was Important to the Renaissance?

a. Printing

29. Pisa Campanile:

a. Has a 13ft inclination

30. The Inclination in Pisa Campanile is Caused by:

a. Differential settlement (subsidence) in the foundation

31. Externally, Hagia Sophia Can Be Described by:

a. Bearing walls

32. The Renaissance in Architecture is Expressed by:

a. A renewed interest in the classical Roman and Greek forms and proportion

33. The Portico at the West “Portico de la Gloria” in the Spanish Romanesque Church Santiago de Compostela is One of the Finest Examples of Spanish Stone Carving. Who Was the Sculptor?

c. Mateo

34. The Romanesque Cathedral at Worms, Germany is Unique in That it Has the Following Features:

a. An extremely long Nave (353’)

b. Octagonal towers with pointed roofs

c. Flanked by apses at both the eastern and western ends

d. All the above

35. The Crusades Lasted from 1096 to 1147 AD. With the Death of King Louis IX of France at Tunis, the Zeal for an Isolated Religious Life Led to This Type of Building:

b. Monastery

36. Mont St. Michel in France Can Best Be Described as:

c. Fortified Benedictine Monastery

37. What Important Book on Architecture Was Printed for the First Time Since Antiquity?

d. A Treatise of Architecture by Vitruvius

38. The Early Renaissance Classical Style Was Later Embellished by What Period?

a. Baroque

b. Rococo

c. Mannerist

d. All the above

39. The Flying Buttresses in Gothic Cathedrals Have Two Tiers in Order to Counter:

a. Wind shear and lateral forces

40. The Small Renaissance Shrine Called the Tempietto, Which Marked the Location Where St. Peter Was Martyred, Was the Work of What Architect?

c. Bramante

41. The Renaissance Architects Gave What Plan the Symbolic Association of Divinity and Perfection?

d. The Circular Plan

42. The Tempietto Shrine is Unique Because it is Only 15’ in Diameter and is Located in What Part of the Monastery?

a. The Cloister

43. Brunelleschi’s Florence Cathedral (1296 - 1462 AD) Exemplifies the Transition Between the Gothic World and the New Spirit of Scientific Inquiry in Proportion and Composition, Which Set the Course for the Italian Renaissance. Its Facade is Characterized by the Following:

d. Different colored marble banding

44. The Small Renaissance Shrine Called the Tempietto, Which Marked the Location Where St. Peter Was Martyred, Was the Work of What Architect?

c. Bramante

45. The Renaissance Architects Gave What Plan the Symbolic Association of Divinity and Perfection?

d. The Circular Plan

46. The Tempietto Shrine is Unique Because it is Only 15’ in Diameter and is Located in What Part of the Monastery?

a. The Cloister

47. English Gothic Period is Divided Related to Complexity of the Window Tracery. Give the Order from Early to Late:

a. Lancet, Decorated, Perpendicular

48. Brunelleschi Introduced a Departure in Building with His Design of the Florence Cathedral Dome Base, Characterized by the Following:

a. Secured with iron chains at the base junction

49. What Unique Object is Located at the Center of St. Peter’s Plaza in Rome, Designed by Bernini?

c. An Egyptian Obelisk

50. Andrea Palladio (1508 - 1580 AD) is Considered One of the Most Influential Renaissance Architects. Which Building Illustrates His Classical Symmetrical Approach?

a. Villa Capra