Below are the correct identifications for the November 2016 quiz images, presented clearly for reference. Each entry lists the building name followed by its location.
1. St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
2. Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo), Florence, Italy
3. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey
4. Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
5. Crystal Mosque (Masjid Kristal), Malaysia
6. Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), Cologne, Germany
7. Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland
8. Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France
These landmarks represent a range of architectural styles and historical periods, from Byzantine and Ottoman influences to Gothic and modern designs. They are among the most photographed and visited religious and cultural sites in their respective cities, each notable for distinctive features: colorful onion domes and asymmetrical forms at St. Basil’s, Brunelleschi’s dome at Florence’s Duomo, the domes and minarets of the Blue Mosque, Gaudí’s organic, unfinished Sagrada Família, the contemporary glass-and-steel aesthetic of the Crystal Mosque, the soaring Gothic spires of Cologne Cathedral, the stark, modernist tower of Hallgrímskirkja, and the iconic medieval façade and twin towers of Notre-Dame de Paris.
If you’re revisiting the quiz to learn more, these concise identifications should help you match each image to its correct name and location without unnecessary repetition.