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Architectural Skeletons

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Architecture : Architectural Skeletons

Introduction:
"Most buildings aren't what they seem. A 'stone' building is usually a thin layer of cut stone applied to a skeleton of wood, steel or cheaper stone. I'll give you an architectural work, and you guess what the skeleton or structure is really made of."


1. The Eiffel Tower
    Steel
    Titanium
    Cast Iron
    Wrought Iron


2. The Statue of Liberty
    Cast Iron
    Steel
    Copper
    Wrought Iron


3. The dome over the U.S. Capitol
    Wrought Iron
    Cut Stone
    Brick Masonry
    Cast Iron


4. The Empire State Building
    Steel
    Wrought Iron
    Granite
    Limestone


5. The dome over the Pantheon
    Travertine
    Concrete
    Marble
    Brick


6. The Washington Monument
    Brick
    Wrought Iron
    Steel
    Stone


7. The Sydney Opera House
    Stone
    Prestressed Concrete
    Marble
    Steel


8. Taj Mahal
    Sandstone
    Brick
    Limestone
    Marble


9. Petronas Towers (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - currently the tallest buildings in the world)
    Steel
    Titanium
    Carbon Fiber
    Concrete


10. Guggenheim Museum (New York City)
    Steel
    Stone
    Wrought Iron
    Concrete


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