GATE 2024 AR — Architecture – Question 54

History and Theory of Architecture · World History of Architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which buildings use pendentives?

St.Mark’s Basilica, Venice
Westminster Cathedral, London
Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu
Hagia Irene, Istanbul

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Correct answer: (A) St.Mark’s Basilica, Venice; (D) Hagia Irene, Istanbul

Explanation

The official final key accepts A, D: St.Mark’s Basilica and Hagia Irene are Byzantine examples of domes carried on pendentives. Dilwara uses a different corbelled temple-building tradition. Source-key caveat: the original historical construction account of Westminster Cathedral also describes dome pendentives, so excluding B should not be taken as proof that its structure has none. Preserve the official A, D grading while distinguishing that architectural inconsistency.

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