ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Question #79

Quiz . 19 December 2001

Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler

Created by Dave Guadagni

Architecture Puzzler #79

Who designed these domes and which has the longest clear span?

Hagia Sophia
Florence Cathedral
Saint Peters in Rome
St Paul’s Cathedral in London
American Pavilion in the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal

Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #78

Match these woods:

1. Teak 2. Wenge 3. Purple Heart 4. Jarrah 5. Mahogany, Santos 6. Rubberwood

...with their typical place of origin:

a. Zaire, Africa b. Australia c. Thailand to India d. Southeast Asia e. Central and South America f. Brazil

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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

Florence Cathedral, by Arnolfo di Cambio, at Florence, Italy, 1296 to 1462.
Great Buildings Photo © Donald Corner and Jenny Young

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