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1. What Latin name is given to an inner courtyard that is open to the sky or covered by a skylight?

2. What is the architectural link that secures the apex of an arch or vaulted ceiling, used figuratively to refer to the central supporting element of a larger structure, such as a theory or an organization, without which the whole structure would collapse.?

3. What is the triangular portion of an end wall under a sloping roof called?

4. What is the name of 'the rock' building on a small island in the San Francisco Bay?

5. What type of architect is responsible for designing greenways, environmental restoration, and Parks?

6. Which geometric shape does Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo?

7. Completed in 1883, which New York suspension bridge was the first to be built of steel?

8. Which roman cathedral has Europe's biggest dome?

9. What granite Dome located in a californian national park is famous for it's grandeur?

10. Who was the first female architect in California, responsible for the construction of the Hearst castle?

11. According to the design theory put forth by Louis Sullivan, what 'follows function'?

12. Which of the original seven wonders of the ancient world was created to cure Nebuchadnezzar as wife's homesickness?

13. But do architects call their scale geometrical drawings of the side, front, or rear of a structure?

14. What contemporary British artist gained fame painting California swimming pools?

15. Use throughout medieval Europe, what style of architecture features pointed arches and flying buttresses?

16. Which of these three Greek styles is the oldest, Ionic, Corinthian or Doric

17. What structure, developed in WWII, Consists of ½ cylinder on the ground that is covered with corrugated metal?

18. In architectural terms, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian are types of What?

19. What American architect and visionary is best known for his lattice shell structures and geodesic domes?

20. Developed by the Romans, what name is given to a channel that transports water from remote areas using gravity?

21. When the Bastille was stormed in Paris, what type of building was being attacked?

22. What is the particular feature of 'xeriscape landscaping'?

23. What word, derived from the French, denotes an archway resting on columns, or a game player's paradise?

24. Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln are represented on which national memorial?

25. What is the largest church in Europe?