Author Question: The skeleton-and-skin structure the Crystal Palace was designed by ____________ in 1851. A. Louis ... (Read 123 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

The skeleton-and-skin structure the Crystal Palace was designed by ____________ in 1851.

A. Louis Sullivan
B. Gustav Eiffel
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
D. Joseph Paxton
E. John R. Pope

Question 2

The round opening in the dome of the Pantheon is called a(n)

A. rotunda.
B. oculus.
C. pendentive.
D. coffer.
E. cantilever.

Carliemb17 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Paxton, a designer of greenhouses, was commissioned to build a suitable structure to house the Works of Industry of All Nations for an exhibition in London.

Answer to Question 2

B
The oculus is thought to be the eye of Heaven and provides the sole illumination for the building.