What material clads the exterior of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City?
Answer
Italian marble
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
How many days did it take to build the Empire State Building?
Answer
410 days
What metal is used for the crown of the Chrysler Building?
Answer
Stainless steel
What New York City skyscraper is famous for its stainless steel spire and eagle gargoyles?
Answer
Chrysler Building
Which Brazilian architect designed the Brutalist São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)?
Answer
Lina Bo Bardi
What is the name of the Brutalist cathedral in Tokyo designed by Kenzo Tange?
Answer
St. Mary's Cathedral
What is the name of the Brutalist building housing the Royal National Theatre on London's South Bank?
Answer
Royal National Theatre
Which university library is a famous Brutalist building shaped like a spaceship?
Answer
Geisel Library
What is the textured concrete finish left by wooden formwork called?
Answer
board-marked concrete
Which British architectural firm designed the Barbican Estate?
Answer
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
What French term meaning 'raw concrete' gave Brutalism its name?
Answer
béton brut
Name the famous Brutalist housing tower in London designed by Ernő Goldfinger.
Answer
Trellick Tower
Which architect is often called the father of Brutalism?
Answer
Le Corbusier
What material is commonly associated with Brutalist architecture?
Answer
raw concrete
What building toy did Frank Lloyd Wright's son John invent?
Answer
Lincoln Logs
How many times was Frank Lloyd Wright married?
Answer
Three
In which state is Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate located?
Answer
Wisconsin
What was the name of Frank Lloyd Wright's son who also became an architect?
Answer
Lloyd Wright
In which city is the Robie House located?
Answer
Chicago
What was the name of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural school?
Answer
Taliesin Fellowship
What company's headquarters did Wright design in Racine, Wisconsin?
Answer
Johnson Wax
In which city is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum located?
Answer
New York City
What iconic Wright building was built over a waterfall?
Answer
Fallingwater
What year was Frank Lloyd Wright born?
Answer
1867
What is the name of Le Corbusier's house for his parents in Vevey, Switzerland?
Answer
Villa Le Lac
What is the name of the lake in Chandigarh designed by Le Corbusier?
Answer
Sukhna Lake
In which year did Le Corbusier die?
Answer
1965
What was the name of the magazine founded by Le Corbusier and Ozenfant in 1920?
Answer
L'Esprit Nouveau
What is the French title of Le Corbusier's book 'Towards a New Architecture'?
Answer
Vers une architecture
What was the cause of Le Corbusier's death?
Answer
Heart attack while swimming
What is the name of Le Corbusier's large housing block in Marseille?
Answer
Unité d'Habitation
Which Indian city was largely designed by Le Corbusier?
Answer
Chandigarh
What is the name of Le Corbusier's chapel in Ronchamp, France?
Answer
Notre Dame du Haut
What is the name of Le Corbusier's famous house in Poissy, France?
Answer
Villa Savoye
In which country was Le Corbusier born?
Answer
Switzerland