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KimWrice

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How can we distinguish Romanesque architecture from earlier architecture?
 
  a) Vaulted ceilings were employed instead of flat roofs.
  b) A new truss system was employed.
  c) Flying buttresses were employed.
  d) Pendentive arch ceilings were employed instead of columns.

Question 2

What did flying buttresses allow the architecture of the Gothic church to do?
 
  a) reach an extraordinary height
  b) accommodate large crowds
  c) support a dome
  d) use stained glass


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


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