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The Flavian Amphitheater in Rome has a plan that is round. 

Most Archaic Greek Temples most often were rectilinear in plan.

In Ancient Egypt only the pharaohs and the wealthy class were mummified.

The white Tower (Tower of London) has 3 vaulted floors to make them fire proof. 

In Ancient Egypt only the pharaohs and the wealthy class were mummified.

The Alhambra in Granada, Spain built in the 13th and 14th centuries showed the Muslim fascination with pattering that takes on a three-dimensional form in muqarnas vaults.

The Opus Reticulatum was use by the Greeks to build buildings.  

The location in a cathedral where the priest does the religious services and generally where the alter is located is called.  A. The apse, B. The nave, C. The Isle, D. The Clearstory.

The Minaret of Jesus at the Great Mosque Damascus 706-715 AD does not exist. 

The bazaar in Isfahan, Iran is a straight street lined with shops on only one side that is covered by a roof to keep out the sun.