Question
Virginia Commonwealth University’s College Building is nicknamed for this civilization, whose Revival style is characterized by battered walls and palm frond column capitals. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this civilization whose architecture is mimicked by a non-Chinese Grauman’s Theater and Las Vegas’s Luxor casino.
ANSWER: Ancient Egypt [or Ancient Egyptians; accept Egyptian Building; accept Grauman's Egyptian Theater]
[10h] A hallmark of Egyptian architecture are the concave cavetto mouldings used as these architectural features, which function as decorative crownings, unlike eaves.
ANSWER: cornices [or cavetto cornice]
[10m] Thomas Walter’s additions to one of these places in Moyamensing and a John Haviland project nicknamed for its mastaba-like appearance exemplify an 1830s trend of using Egyptian Revival designs for these places. An Egyptophilic architect sketched a set of sixteen capricci depicting imaginary places of this type.
ANSWER: prisons [or jails; or penitentiaries; or detention centers; or Imaginary Prisons; or Carceri d'invenzione; or Moyamensing Prison; or New York Halls of Justice and House of Detention; prompt on the Tombs by asking “what purpose did that place serve?”; prompt on Halls of Justice or answers referring to police stations or courts by asking “What other function did that place primarily serve?”]
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Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
Data
| Cien Años de Quizboledad | Defying Suavity | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | Limp Francekit | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Simple Vibes | Cambridge | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |