Unit Three

Question 1

Empress Theodora and her Attendants

Answer 1

• mosaic
• 547 CE (6th Century)
• Ravenna, Italy
• 8’ 8” x 12’

Question 2

Hagia Sophia

Answer 2

• world’s largest pendentive dome
• 532-537 CE
• Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
• L: 240’, W: 269’, H: 180’
• constructed as a Greek Orthodox Church
• 1453-1935: mosque; 1935: museum; 2020: mosque

Question 3

Dome of the Rock

Answer 3

• world’s oldest Islamic dome
• Jerusalem
• H: 115’
• a sacred location for all Abrahamic faiths

Question 4

The Great/Royal/Shah Mosque

Answer 4

• 8th century to 1638 CE
• Isfahan, Iran
• mosque: 5.13 acres; courtyard & shops: 45 acres
• mosaics date from the time of construction

Question 5

Alhambra

Answer 5

• palace and fortress complex
• begun 1248
• Andalusia, Spain
• the red one

Question 6

Taj Mahal

Answer 6

• Agra, India
• marble
• dome height is 240’
• with grounds, the site covers 42 acres

Question 7

Reliquary Statue of Saint Foy

Answer 7

• 900-1000 CE (10th Century)
• Abbey Church of Conques, France
• gold repoussé, remains include a human skull, wood, Roman helmet, gems from visitors
• H: 33”
• theft plotted by monks
• 2nd Century: a 12-year-old Christian convert is martyred for refusing to participate in a pagan ceremony

Question 8

Baptismal Font

Answer 8

• Reiner de Huy
• Belgium
• bronze
• Dia: 2’ 1”