Baroque Architecture quiz

More questions about Baroque Architecture

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1. 1 Easy

   Where did a rebuilt Frauenkirche reopen in 2005?

   Answer: Dresden

   Why: British donors and the royal family paid for its new golden cross, which a British silversmith made.

2. 2 Medium

   What metal was the Hall of Mirrors' original furniture made of?

   Answer: Silver

   Why: In 1689 Louis XIV had the silver furniture melted down and coined to pay for the War of the League of Augsburg.

3. 3 Hard

   What holds up the small tower atop St Paul's dome?

   Answer: A brick cone

   Why: Hidden between the low inner dome seen from inside and the tall timber outer dome on the skyline, the brick cone takes the weight.

4. 4 Easy

   In which palace is the Hermitage Museum mainly housed?

   Answer: Winter Palace

   Why: Cats still live in the museum's basements, keeping up a mouse-catching tradition that dates back to 1745.

5. 5 Medium

   What was the Wieskirche's wooden Christ said to shed in 1738?

   Answer: Tears

   Why: Pilgrims soon outgrew the first small chapel, so the brothers Dominikus and Johann Baptist Zimmermann built today's church, finished in 1754.

6. 6 Hard

   Who designed the front of St Peter's Basilica?

   Answer: Carlo Maderno

   Why: Maderno's longer nave pushed the front forward, which is why it hides much of Michelangelo's dome from the square.