Part 3

Question 1

Answer 1

Ambulatory of St.Denis

Paris

1137-40

Architect Abbot Suger, his rebuilding of St Denis crucial in development of Gothic architecture

Question 2

Answer 2

Notre Dame

Paris

1163-1250

One of first Gothic Cathedrals to have flying buttresses on exterior

Question 3

Answer 3

Chartres Cathedral

Chartres

1194-1220

Gothic style with Flamboyant Gothic Spire

Question 4

Answer 4

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne

Begun 1248

Design based closely on Amiens Cathedral in France

Question 5

Answer 5

Milan Cathedral

Milan

Begun 1386

Architect was Simone da Orsenigo, who was remembered mostly for the cathedral

Question 6

Answer 6

Vaulting, King’s College Chapel

Cambridge

1446-1544

Largest fan vault ceiling in world, took just 3 yrs to finish vaulting

Question 7

Answer 7

Ibn Tulun Mosque

Cairo

879 CE

Style is Abbasid

Question 8

Answer 8

Selime Mosque

Edirne

1568-1574 CE

The Ottoman architect Sinan considered this to be his materwork

Question 9

Answer 9

Merinid Madrasa

Salé, Rabat, Morocco

1333

Question 10

Answer 10

Tomb of the Samanids

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

c.930 CE

One of earliest examples of Islamic funerary architecture