Architecture of Ireland - Quiz
Architecture of Ireland
  • 1. Which English architect remodelled much of Cobh in the 1840s?
A) Decimus Burton
B) Michael Scott
C) Barry Byrne
D) August Pugin
  • 2. Which building style did August Pugin believe was the only suitable one for religious worship?
A) Gothic
B) Art Deco
C) Neoclassical
D) Brutalist
  • 3. What is the name of the cathedral in Killarney known for its lancet-arched Gothic style?
A) St Aengus
B) St Mary
C) Abbey Presbyterian
D) Christ Church
  • 4. Who designed the Art Deco church in Turner's Cross, Cork, in 1928?
A) Barry Byrne
B) Desmond FitzGerald
C) Michael Scott
D) Sam Stephenson
  • 5. Which building was voted Ireland's 'Building of the 20th century'?
A) Busáras
B) Civic Offices
C) Convention Centre Dublin
D) St Aengus' Church, Burt
  • 6. Who designed the Dublin airport terminal that opened in 1940?
A) Desmond FitzGerald
B) Kevin Roche
C) Ian Ritchie
D) Sam Stephenson
  • 7. Which architect designed the Convention Centre Dublin?
A) Ian Ritchie
B) Kevin Roche
C) Michael Scott
D) Liam McCormick
  • 8. What is the name of the main Dublin bus terminal that was controversial for its appearance and cost?
A) The Exo Building
B) Busáras
C) Civic Offices
D) Capital Dock
  • 9. Which of these architects is known for modernist and Brutalist architecture in Ireland?
A) August Pugin
B) Sam Stephenson
C) Barry Byrne
D) Decimus Burton
  • 10. What is the spire height of St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney?
A) 280 feet
B) 400 feet
C) 200 feet
D) 350 feet
  • 11. What period of architecture covers the years 1837–1901 in Ireland?
A) Brutalist
B) Modernist
C) Neoclassical
D) Victorian
  • 12. Who designed the Spire of Dublin?
A) Benson & Forsyth
B) Ian Ritchie Architects
C) Grafton Architects
D) O'Donnell & Tuomey
  • 13. Which firm designed the medical school at University of Limerick?
A) Benson & Forsyth
B) Ian Ritchie Architects
C) Grafton Architects
D) heneghan peng architects
  • 14. In which city is the Lewis Glucksman Gallery located?
A) Dublin
B) Belfast
C) Derry
D) Cork
  • 15. Which architectural style was popular in Ireland following the Stuart Restoration?
A) English Baroque
B) Art Deco
C) Gothic Revival
D) Neoclassical
  • 16. Who designed the Royal Hospital Kilmainham?
A) Sir William Robinson
B) Edward Lovett Pearce
C) Thomas Burgh
D) Richard Cassels
  • 17. In which city is Marsh's Library located?
A) Galway
B) Cork
C) Dublin
D) Belfast
  • 18. Who was the architect of the Trinity College Library built in 1712?
A) Thomas Burgh
B) Sir William Robinson
C) Edward Lovett Pearce
D) Richard Cassels
  • 19. Which building was designed by Thomas Burgh in 1702?
A) Leinster House
B) Royal Exchange
C) Castletown House
D) Royal Barracks
  • 20. Who was the driving force behind Palladian architecture in early 18th century Ireland?
A) George Semple
B) Sir William Chamber
C) Edward Lovett Pearce
D) Alessandro Galilei
  • 21. Where was Edward Lovett Pearce born?
A) Italy
B) Dublin
C) County Meath
D) Cork
  • 22. Who originally designed Castletown House?
A) Richard Cassels
B) Thomas Cooley
C) Alessandro Galilei
D) Edward Lovett Pearce
  • 23. For whom was Castletown House originally designed?
A) George Semple
B) Sir William Robinson
C) William Conolly
D) The Lafranchini brothers
  • 24. What is considered a milestone in Irish architecture?
A) Castletown House
B) St Patrick's Hospital
C) The Royal Exchange
D) Royal Hospital Kilmainham
  • 25. Who was the protégé of Edward Lovett Pearce?
A) George Semple
B) Richard Cassels
C) Thomas Burgh
D) Robert West
  • 26. Which building was designed by Sir William Chamber?
A) Leinster House
B) Dr Steevens' Hospital
C) Russborough House
D) Summerhill House
  • 27. What interior style often featured in Irish Palladian mansions?
A) Minimalist
B) Rococo
C) Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 28. Who provided stuccowork for Irish Palladian interiors?
A) Sir William Robinson
B) Alessandro Galilei
C) Thomas Cooley
D) The Lafranchini brothers
  • 29. Which building was a joint design by Pearce and Cassels?
A) Royal Exchange
B) Summerhill House
C) Russborough House
D) Leinster House
  • 30. Who built St Patrick's Hospital in 1747?
A) Richard Cassels
B) Thomas Cooley
C) George Semple
D) Thomas Burgh
  • 31. Who is the architect of the Royal Exchange (now City Hall)?
A) George Semple
B) Alessandro Galilei
C) Edward Lovett Pearce
D) Thomas Cooley
  • 32. Who built Carrickfergus Castle in 1177?
A) St. Canice
B) King John
C) John de Courcy
D) The Normans
  • 33. What is considered the most perfectly preserved Norman castle in Ireland?
A) King John's Castle
B) Cahir Castle
C) Bunratty Castle
D) Carrickfergus Castle
  • 34. Which architectural style is famously represented by Cormac's Chapel?
A) Norman
B) Gothic
C) Classical
D) Romanesque
  • 35. Who introduced the Gothic architectural style to Ireland?
A) The Vikings
B) The Normans
C) The Romans
D) Early stone builders
  • 36. Which city features medieval walls that are still standing today?
A) Dublin
B) Cashel
C) Derry
D) Kilkenny
  • 37. Where is St. Canice's Cathedral located?
A) Kilkenny
B) Limerick
C) Dublin
D) Galway
  • 38. Until which century did Limerick remain a walled city?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 16th century
  • 39. Besides Clonfert Cathedral, which building is a key example of the Romanesque style?
A) King John's Castle
B) St. Mary's Cathedral
C) Christ Church
D) Cormac's Chapel
  • 40. What type of buildings are frequently found near modern Irish farmhouses or in fields?
A) Tower houses
B) Tholsels
C) Granaries
D) Custom houses
  • 41. What is the largest megalithic stone circle construction in Ireland?
A) Clonmacnoise
B) Grange
C) Newgrange
D) Dún Aengus
  • 42. What are considered the oldest types of megalithic tombs in Ireland?
A) Ring forts
B) Court tombs
C) Passage tombs
D) Round towers
  • 43. What technique does Newgrange use to span the roof of its inner chamber?
A) Arching
B) Post and lintel
C) Corbelling
D) Vaulting
  • 44. Which of these is a notable passage grave located in the Boyne Valley?
A) Clonmacnoise
B) Tuamgraney
C) Devenish Island
D) Knowth
  • 45. What is another name for the ring forts found in Ireland?
A) Raths
B) Souterrains
C) Court tombs
D) Round towers
  • 46. Where is Dún Aengus located?
A) County Offaly
B) County Clare
C) Boyne Valley
D) Aran Islands
  • 47. What feature is typically found inside some ring forts as part of the structure?
A) Souterrain
B) Whitewashed cottage
C) Corbelled roof
D) Round tower
  • 48. What is the primary material often used in traditional Irish architecture?
A) Brick
B) Marble
C) Limestone
D) Steel
  • 49. What was the possible defensive function of Irish round towers?
A) Marketplace structures
B) Lookout posts
C) Housing for Vikings
D) Stables for livestock
  • 50. Where was an original Viking settlement discovered in 2004?
A) Dublin
B) Waterford
C) Clonmacnoise
D) Limerick
  • 51. Which architectural style is specifically mentioned as being less famous than others in Ireland?
A) Neo-Gothic
B) Norman
C) Palladian
D) Gothic
  • 52. What material is traditionally used for roofing in small Irish cottages?
A) Granite
B) Straw
C) Cob
D) Limestone
  • 53. What historical group of people established many of Ireland's main cities?
A) Vikings
B) Anglo-Irish
C) Romans
D) Georgians
  • 54. Who was the London-born architect who arrived in Ireland in 1781?
A) Francis Johnston
B) James Gandon
C) Lord Carlow
D) James Wyatt
  • 55. What architectural style evolved from Palladianism during the 18th century in Ireland?
A) Gothic Revival
B) Neoclassical
C) Victorian
D) Georgian architecture
  • 56. Which architect served as Architect to the Board of Works?
A) John Beresford
B) James Gandon
C) Francis Johnston
D) James Wyatt
  • 57. What was the defining characteristic of Georgian city planning?
A) Gothic cathedrals and walled gardens
B) Isolated manor houses
C) Terraces and squares of elegant family homes
D) Strict mathematical circular roads
  • 58. In which city is Pery Square located?
A) Mountmellick
B) Dublin
C) Birr
D) Limerick
  • 59. When was the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin completed?
A) 1916
B) 1757
C) 1781
D) 1814
  • 60. What is the most striking feature of the GPO's exterior?
A) Gothic spires
B) Hexastyle Ionic portico
C) Stained glass windows
D) Large central dome
  • 61. Which statues are positioned above the GPO?
A) Justice, Liberty and Peace
B) Faith, Hope and Charity
C) George III, Gandon and Johnston
D) Fidelity, Hibernia and Mercury
  • 62. Why was the Wide Streets Commission established in 1757?
A) To manage slum clearance programs
B) To strictly enforce Palladian architectural rules
C) To design new government monuments
D) To widen streets and create new ones for traffic
  • 63. What event caused significant damage to the GPO?
A) The slum clearance programs
B) The 19th-century tenement conversions
C) The Great Famine
D) The Easter Rising
  • 64. Which town is a designated Irish Heritage Town?
A) Dublin
B) Birr
C) Mountmellick
D) Limerick
  • 65. How far back does the tradition of the thatched roof cottage and blackhouse date?
A) 5,000 years
B) 2,000 years
C) 1,000 years
D) 9,000 years
  • 66. Where is a characteristically exuberant vernacular expression often found in Ireland?
A) Shopfronts
B) Public libraries
C) Government buildings
D) Church steeples
  • 67. Who observed a 'brilliant explosion' of domestic architecture in the nineteenth century?
A) William Butler Yeats
B) Oscar Wilde
C) James Joyce
D) Patrick O'Donovan
  • 68. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as contributing to the architectural explosion of the nineteenth century?
A) Art Nouveau
B) Gothic themes
C) Industrial steel framing
D) Plate glass
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