CLEP Humanities : Architecture
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Example Question #2 : Identifying Architects, Buildings, And Schools Of Modern Architecture
Which of the following architects designed the landmark modern skyscraper the Seagram Building?
Frank Gehry
John Ruskin
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Frank Lloyd Wright
Walter Gropius
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The Seagram Building is one of the most significant modern buildings, and, as a skyscraper in Manhattan, one of the most visible. The building was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as one of his first American commissions and was influential thanks to its modern, functional aesthetic. Van der Rohe desired to show the building's construction, but due to building codes had to create much of the "visible" construction.
Example Question #1 : Identifying Architects, Buildings, And Schools Of Architecture
White stone, columns, and marble are distinctive features of which architectural style?
Baroque
Beaux-Arts
Modernist
Neo-Classicism
Rococo
Neo-Classicism
In the enlightenment era of the eighteenth century, many artists and architects looked to classical Greece and Rome as models, spawning the architectural style known as "Neo-Classicism." Featuring white stone, columns, and extensive use of marble, this style is most famous as being used in many of America's government buildings.
Example Question #2 : Identifying Architects, Buildings, And Schools Of Architecture
Which of the following churches is NOT an example of Gothic architecture?
Rouen Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Lincoln Cathedral
Hagia Sophia
Notre Dame Cathedral
Hagia Sophia
Beginning in the twelfth century in Europe, Gothic architecture dominated the building of churches across the continent, with its massive facades, extreme buliding heights, and ornate stone work. This style was used both in new churches like Rouen Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral, and also in the rebuilding and renovation of structures, as with both Westminster Abbey and Notre Dame Cathedral. This was not the only church style, however, as the Greek churches developed their own massive church architectural style, exemplified by the Hagia Sofia in Constantinople (present day Istanbul).
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