Art Nouveau Architecture Quiz: Trivia Questions with Answers
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Art Nouveau architecture became widespread in European countries in the 1890s-1910s. This style was characterized by the use of the most modern technologies and materials at the time, such as metal, concrete, reinforced concrete and glass. In France this style was called Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau Architecture Quiz that we offer you to take today consists of 14 multiple choice trivia questions. Can you answer all or half of them correctly? Test your knowledge of the topic!
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1. What is a distinctive feature of Art Nouveau architecture?
Decorativeness, rejection of classical lines and angles
2. What was built in the Art Nouveau style of architecture?
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3. Spanish architect, one of the brightest representatives of the Art Nouveau style in architecture. One of his greatest creations is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
Antonio Gaudi
4. Which of the two buildings in St. Petersburg was created in the Art Nouveau style of architecture?
Both
5. In which U.S. city did a prominent school of Art Nouveau architecture emerge after a great fire in 1871?
Chicago
6. Architect who was the founder of the Art Nouveau style in Scotland.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
7. Otto Wagner was the founder of which school of Art Nouveau architecture?
Vienna school
8. Who was the architect of one of the Art Nouveau buildings in Paris called Le Céramic Hôtel?
Jules Aimé Lavirotte
9. The son of this great architect, who was the founder of the Art Nouveau style in Finnish architecture, became an equally famous furniture designer.
Eliel Saarinen
10. Which style historically preceded Art Nouveau architecture?
Eclecticism
11. How many parts make up the famous Hôtel Tassel in Brussels, built by the Belgian architect Victor Horta in 1893-1894.
Three
12. What was the name given to the Viennese version of Architectural Art Nouveau, thanks to the exhibition and creative association of young Austrian artists of the same name?
Vienna Secession
13. How much attention does Architectural Art Nouveau pay to comfort?
Much attention
14. In which European city were the subway entrance pavilions created in the Art Nouveau style by the famous architect Hector Guimard?
Paris
