Heritage Final
What is the American Georgian architectural feature shown in the image below that differs from English Georgian design?
2-story projecting pedimented portico
What is the name of the motif from ancient Greece shown here?
Anthemion
The Romans developed the use of what into a barrel vault, groin vault or dome?
Arch
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Parthenon?
Architrave
What is the name of the historic decorative object that depicts the Norman defeat of the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Hastings in 1066
Bayeux Tapestry
Which architect is considered pivotal to Baroque architecture?
Borromini
What is decorative technique of marquetry of tortoise shell and brass called?
Boullework
Who is regarded as the first all-around interior decorator?
Charles Le Brun
From what civilization does the following motif originate from?
China
What is the style of furniture created by a prominent cabinetmaker in England?
Chippendale
Roman basilicas are the model for today's ________________________?
Christian Churches
What is the typical shape of a structure using Interweaving construction?
Circular
What time period in Greek history do the Doric & Ionic orders originate?
Classical
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Pantheon?
Coffered Ceiling
What order is represented in the column shown here?
Corinthian
Which architectural style of the Spanish Renaissance demonstrates the understanding of classical design principles of order and proportion?
Desornamentado or Herreran
What is purpose of upward curving roofs in ancient Chinese architecture?
Deter evil spirits
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Pantheon?
Dome
What is the name of the building shown in the image below?
Dome of the rock
What order is represented in the column shown here?
Doric
What is the name of the motif from ancient Greece shown here?
Egg & Dart
From what civilization does the following motif originate from?
Egypt
Which period during the English Renaissance is characterized by regularity, symmetry and combinations of classical and mannerist elements
Elizbethan
In what country was the ceiling feature shown below mostly used ?
England
Which country's Renaissance period is more influenced by France and Flanders than in other countries.
England
Who developed the concept of the "Golden Section"?
Euclid
In which period did architecture and art unite to create drama to inspire and overwhelm the senses?
European Baroqu
Which is the system of orientation that that uses the earth's natural forces to balance yin and yang to achieve harmony?
Feng Shui
In what country does the Rococo style dominate?
France
Which country during the Renaissance developed their own unique classical style that featured less emphasis on on rules and correct proportions that in Italy and more on inventiveness and surface richness?
France
Which country's Renaissance period is more affected by climatic differences of colder weather and softer light that leads to more steeply pitched roofs, larger windows, and prominent chimneys?
France
What countries during the Renaissance became know for producing faience or tin-glazed earthenware that is shown below?
France & Italy
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Parthenon?
Frieze
What is the name of the architecturally significant room shown in the image below?
Galerie des Glaces
The term Gothic was derived from what?
Germanic tribes that brought about the fall of the Roman Empire
What is the period of architecture in which religion and faith in god lead to the creation of great cathedrals?
Gothic
Which following is NOT an underlying concept in Egyptian art & architecture?
Graphic isolation limits foreign influence
What is the name of the motif from ancient Greece shown here?
Guilloche
Which building is considered the "grandest of all Byzantine churches"?
Hagia Sofia
What order is represented in the column shown here?
Ionic
What civilization's dwellings contained an iwan or a main reception room?
Islamic
From what civilization does the following motif originate from?
Japan
What is the name of the iconic chair shown here from ancient Greece?
Klismos
What is the church plan usually used during the Early Christian period?
Latin cross
From what architectural period is the motif shown in the image below?
Louis XIV - the sun king
Why were Romanesque churches larger in size and more multifunctional than in other periods?
Mediterranean trade routes reopen or was central to medieval life
What is an Egyptian monolithic pillar tapering to a pyramid-shaped point?
Obelisk
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Pantheon?
Oculus
What type of Chinese structure does the image shown represent?
Pagoda
What is the name of the motif from ancient Greece shown here?
Palmette
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Parthenon?
Pediment
What is the type of church floor plan shown below?
Pilgrimage
What is the name of the artistic movement that led the Spanish from Gothic architecture into Renaissance architecture shown in the image below?
Plateresque
What period affects all aspects of interiors and furnishings, but has little effect on architecture?
Rococo
What period is the first to not model itself on the principle of classical antiquity?
Rococo
During which period did church floor plans follow the pilgrimage plan?
Romanesque
In which ancient civilization did interiors become more lavish and purposeful than the exteriors?
Rome
What city was considered the "artistic center" of the High Renaissance?
Rome
Where is Bernini's Baldachino located?
Saint Peter's Basilica
Which country's renaissance period was influenced by it's Islamic heritage?
Spain
What is the common French Renaissance motif shown in the image below?
Strapwork
What is the architectural element indicated by the red arrow on this sketch of the Parthenon?
Stylobate
What colonists built the first log homes in colonial America?
Swedes
What motif is primarily found in English architecture and interiors?
Tudor Rose
What order developed by the Romans is influenced by the Doric order, but with un-fluted columns and a simpler entablature with no triglyphs or guttae?
Tuscan
What is name of the conservative furniture style that developed in the late 1600's that showed more Dutch influence in curving silhouettes?
William & Mary
What is the American colonial style of furniture that was smaller in scale and lighter weight?
William & Mary
Which of the following are characteristic of Baroque design?
action, energy, opulent materials & colors, undulating movement
What type of construction method did the Spanish colonists adopt in the southwestern portion of North America to build missions?
adobe
What is the architectural detail around the door shown in the image below?
aedicula
What is the semicircular, polygonal, or rectangular space at the eastern or alter end of a church calle
apse
What is the design element that is unique to Islam that is integrated into the decoration of almost all structures and objects?
arabesque
What is the motif that represents Allah's infinite power in Islamic architecture?
arabesque
What is the portion of a basilica called indicated below by the red arrow?
arcade
What is the Spanish ceiling feature shown in the image below?
artesonades
What is the religious structure shown over the alter in a basilica shown in the image below?
baldacchino
What is the architectural feature of English Restoration residences indicated below?
balustrade
What historic period sees great strides in astronomy, physics, calculus, chemistry & medicine?
baroque
What are the three main parts of a column?
base, shaft, and capital
What is the interior feature shown in the image below that is common in wealthy American Georgian homes?
beaufat
What is French carved wood paneling that is typically painted white with gold accents called?
boiserie
Teepees were typically constructed of what two items?
branches and animal hides
What is the Spanish furniture piece that provided a way to heat a room or provide supplemental heat to fireplaces shown in the image below?
brazier
During the Romanesque period churches we primarily built out of what material?
brick or stone
What is the name of a mass of masonry built against a wall to strengthen it against the pressure of an arch or vault?
buttress
What religion helped start the the Baroque movement?
catholicism
__________________________ is a Renaissance Italian style of elaborate inlay of bone, ivory, light-colored wood, metal, or other material in stylized designs against a dark background.
certosina
From what civilization does the following motif originate from?
china
What is the popular Neo-Palladian interior decorative style shown in the image below?
chinoiserie
What is the architectural feature of the Hagia Sophia indicated by the arrow below?
clerestory windows
What is the name of the furniture piece shown in the image below?
commode
What is the type of ceiling shown in the image below?
compartmented
What is the name of the designs embroidered on linen in the image shown below
crewelwork
What interior feature dominates rooms in American colonial domestic structures?
cupboard
In Roman cities, the most affluent lived in what kind of dwelling?
domus
What is the tall, inner tower of a castle shown in the image below called?
donjon
What is the architectural feature of English Restoration residences indicated below?
dormer window
What type of window developed in the 1640's replaces the casement window in residences?
double-hung
During the American Georgian period most large houses have what type of floor plan?
double-pile-plan
Which of the following would be considered a "secular" building during Early Christian times?
dwelling
During the Renaissance what becomes more important when it comes to furniture?
elaborate carving
What is the French system of aligning the interiors doors of rooms on an axis so that when they are opened, they create a vista?
enfilade
What is the architectural ceiling feature shown in the image below?
fan vault
The __________________________ motif is a stylized lily composed of three petals bound together near their bases. It is especially known from the former royal arms of France.
fleur-de-lis
What type of furniture decoration shown in the image below?
gadrooning
What is the main purpose of the early Christian basilica?
glorification of God
_________are Renaissance interpretations of ancient Roman colorful wall decorations of temples, flowers, and figures.
grotesques
What is the type of Renaissance construction shown in the image below?
half-timbered
What room is considered the the center of family life in American colonial domestic structures?
hall
What is the primary type of Rococo building type?
hotels
What is the name of the decorative furniture finishing technique shown in the image below?
japanning
What do you call the architectectural feature of smooth or rough-faced blocks of stone with deeply cut joints that give a rich textural appearance?
justification
During the French Renaissance what is the main form of furniture decoration before the Late Renaissance period?
low & high-relief carving
What is the architectural style developed during the late Renaissance in which architects deliberately break rules and manipulate classical proportions to create confusion and disorder?
mannerism
What is decorative veneer pattern of wood, brass or other material applied to furniture?
marquetry
What is the type of tapestry shown in the image below?
millefluers
What is the tall tower attached to a mosque from which the faithful are called to prayer?
minaret
How are Byzantine mosaics different from Early Christian mosaics?
more reflective and gold
What flooring technique originated by the Greeks did the Romans fully develop to resemble rugs or ceiling designs?
mosaic
What is the portion of a basilica called indicated below by the red arrow?
nave
What is the decorative technique of applying gilded bronze ornamentation to furniture called?
ormolu
What is the exterior architectural feature indicated by the arrow below:
parapet
What is the ceiling treatment shown in the image below:
pargework
What is the name of the flooring technique that uses a wood laid in a geometric pattern?
parquet
What is a triangular curving form used during the Byzantine period that allows construction of a circular dome over a square or rectangular space.
pen dative
What is the open courtyard called in typical Roman villa that adds light and is a garden space?
peristyle
What is an open space usually in public and surrounded by buildings?
piazza
What is the name of the furniture leg detail shown in the image below?
pied-de-biche
What technique used to multiply light from candles in important spaces?
place in front of mirrors
In French colonial houses there are no interior hallways, but large windows and French doors that open to a ______________________.
porch
What type of construction involves two vertical members provide support for a horizontal member?
post and beam
What were the other functions of the great cathedrals besides worship?
public meeting spaces and tourist attractions
What is the common gothic motif shown in the image below?
quatrefoil
What is the architectural feature of English Restoration residences indicated below?
quoins
What is the name of the ornate iron grilles or screens common in Spanish churches and civic buildings?
rejas
What type of motifs are typical during the Early Christian time period?
religious
What is one the key concepts of Renaissance architecture?
return to the classical order
What is the architectural feature shown in the ceiling below called?
ribbed vault
What is the design feature of many cathedrals shown in the image below?
rose window
What is the chair used during the Renaissance that is shown below?
savonarola
What is the stool depicted in the image below called?
sella curulis
What are the main tenets of Japanese Shibui?
simplicity, implicitness, and the use of natural materials
What part of the wainscot chair is indicated in the image below?
stretcher
What is the architectural feature from the Renaissance indicated in the image below?
stringcourse
Romanesque architecture is considered to have what main characteristics?
symmetrical and ordered monumenality
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Rococo period?
symmetry
What is the name of the building shown in the image below?
taj mahal
What is the building that is considered the first important example of the High Renaissance shown in the image below?
tempietto
What is the type of window shown in the image below?
thermae
What was the primary construction method for homes during American colonial times on the east cost of North America?
timber frame
What is the term for the curving, ornamental stonework or wooden subdivisions in a gothic architectural opening?
tracery
What is the area above the arcade that has arches or a gallery inside Romanesque churches?
triforium
What is the portion of a basilica called indicated below by the red arrow?
triumphal arch
What is the wall decoration technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions used by the Romans in the image below?
trompe l'oeil
What is the treatment above a mantel that is typically a painting in a curving, gilded frame?
trumeau
What is the exterior architectural feature indicated by the arrow below:
tympanum
What is the the most distinctive piece of Spanish Renaissance furniture shown below?
vargueno
What is the elaborately carved stucco work shown in the image of the Alhambra below?
yeseria
