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Which Frank Lloyd Wright building sits directly over a waterfall?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What tall, slender tower attached to a mosque is traditionally used for the call to prayer?

    Answer: Minaret

    Why: In most mosques today the muezzin calls into a microphone in the prayer hall, and loudspeakers on the minaret carry the adhan.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which desert plant inspired the design of the Burj Khalifa?

    Answer: Spider lily

    Why: The three-lobed footprint steps back as it rises, which also breaks up the wind that would otherwise set it swaying.

  3. 3 Hard

    Why did Wright's Fallingwater need structural repairs?

    Answer: The balconies were sagging

    Why: The engineers had warned about the reinforcement at the time, and the cantilevers were finally post-tensioned in 2002.

  4. 4 Easy

    Which Delhi building is shaped like a lotus flower?

    Answer: Lotus Temple

    Why: Its twenty-seven marble petals are arranged in three rings, and the building admits worshippers of any faith.

  5. 5 Medium

    What element creates the whispering effect in St. Paul's Cathedral?

    Answer: Circular gallery

    Why: Lord Rayleigh showed that a whisper clings to the curved wall and creeps all the way round the gallery.

  6. 6 Hard

    What brick pattern allowed Brunelleschi to build the Florence dome?

    Answer: Herringbone brickwork

    Why: The pattern locks each course against the last so the courses could be laid without any supporting framework beneath.

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