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Palace of Peace and Reconciliation - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the alternative name for the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation?
A) Pyramid of Peace and Accord
B) Monument of World Religions
C) Golden and Blue Pyramid
D) Temple of Unity and Harmony
  • 2. How high is the pyramidical portion of the building?
A) 15 metres
B) 77 metres
C) 49 metres
D) 62 metres
  • 3. In which city is the Palace located?
A) Almaty
B) Shymkent
C) Nur-Sultan
D) Astana
  • 4. What is the primary function of the Palace?
A) A royal residence for the president
B) A non-denominational national spiritual centre and event venue
C) A parliament building for lawmakers
D) An exclusive temple for Islam and Christianity
  • 5. Which architectural practice designed the Palace?
A) Foster and Partners
B) Tabanlıoğlu Architects
C) Buro Happold
D) Sembol Construction
  • 6. Who developed the Palace in partnership with Foster and Partners?
A) Tabanlıoğlu Architects
B) Aldar Properties
C) Sembol Construction
D) Buro Happold
  • 7. Who created the modern stained glass apex?
A) Brian Clarke
B) Mehmet Tabanlıoğlu
C) Anatoliy Ivanov
D) Norman Foster
  • 8. In what year was the Palace completed?
A) 2003
B) 2013
C) 2006
D) 2011
  • 9. What specific event was the Palace constructed to house?
A) United Nations General Assembly
B) International Astana Action Film Festival
C) Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions
D) Eurasian Media Forum
  • 10. Which company built the Palace?
A) Buro Happold
B) Sembol Construction
C) Aldar Properties
D) Foster and Partners
  • 11. What was the construction cost of the Palace in Kazakh tenge?
A) 5.42 billion
B) 12.5 billion
C) 8.74 billion
D) 3.10 billion
  • 12. Approximately how much did the Palace cost in US dollars?
A) $100 million
B) $35 million
C) $58 million
D) $20 million
  • 13. How often does the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions meet?
A) Quadrennially
B) Annually
C) Biennially
D) Triennially
  • 14. Which festival was held in the Palace in 2011 and 2013?
A) International Astana Action Film Festival
B) Kazakhstan Cultural Heritage Festival
C) Astana International Film Festival
D) Eurasian Film Festival
  • 15. What is the height of the earth-covered block that the pyramid sits on?
A) 62 metres
B) 28 metres
C) 15 metres
D) 12 metres
  • 16. Are the lower levels of the building considered basements?
A) Only the lowest floor
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only during winter
  • 17. What landscape feature rises up to cover the lower levels of the building?
A) Presidential Park
B) National Botanical Garden
C) Central Square
D) Independence Park
  • 18. How many 'stories' of triangles make up the pyramidical portion?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Three
  • 19. What is the length of each side of the triangular stories?
A) 15m
B) 28m
C) 12m
D) 62m
  • 20. How many stories of triangles in the lower portion are clad in pale granite?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Three
D) Four
  • 21. How many rows of triangles are clad in modern stained glass at the upper part?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) Five
  • 22. How many stained glass triangles are there per side in the upper rows?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Six
  • 23. How many square feet of modern stained glass are used in the upper rows?
A) 12000 square feet
B) 1076 square feet
C) 5000 square feet
D) 9700 square feet
  • 24. What imagery is incorporated into the ceramic glaze screen-printed stained glass?
A) Golden sun and eagle
B) Mountaineering peaks
C) Spiritual leaders
D) Pigeons in flight
  • 25. How many diamond-shaped stained glass windows are on the four sides of the lower level?
A) Ninety-seven
B) Twenty eight
C) Twelve
D) Sixty-two
  • 26. What is the total area in square feet of the diamond-shaped stained glass windows on the lower level?
A) 300 square feet
B) 1076 square feet
C) 9700 square feet
D) 5400 square feet
  • 27. What material is used for the frame of the pyramid structure?
A) Steel
B) Granite
C) Concrete
D) Wood
  • 28. What material is used for the lower levels of the building?
A) Concrete
B) Granite
C) Steel
D) Glass
  • 29. Over what temperature range did engineers have to design the building to withstand variations?
A) Over 50 °C (-20 to 30 °C)
B) Over 100 °C (-50 to 50 °C)
C) Over 80 °C (-40 to over 40 °C)
D) Over 30 °C (0 to 30 °C)
  • 30. What is the maximum expansion of the building due to temperature variations?
A) Up to 15 cm
B) Up to 5 cm
C) Up to 30 cm
D) Up to 50 cm
  • 31. What technique was used for the first time in a building to accommodate structural expansion?
A) Designing a floating foundation with water chambers
B) Using rubber shock absorbers on all four corners
C) Installing hydraulic expansion joints in the steel frame
D) Placing three corners on bridge bearings
  • 32. What was done to one corner of the pyramid due to the extreme climate?
A) It was mounted on springs
B) It was buried deeper underground
C) It was locked down
D) It was left uninsulated
  • 33. Which of the following religions has accommodations in the Pyramid?
A) Shintoism
B) Judaism
C) Sikhism
D) Zoroastrianism
  • 34. Which of the following faiths is specifically accommodated in the Pyramid alongside Judaism and Islam?
A) Bahá'í Faith
B) Buddhism
C) Jainism
D) Confucianism
  • 35. Besides Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, which other religion has accommodations in the Pyramid?
A) Hinduism
B) Paganism
C) Taoism
D) Shinto
  • 36. Which of these belief systems is listed among the accommodations in the Pyramid?
A) Shintoism
B) Daoism
C) Zoroastrianism
D) Animism
  • 37. How many seats does the opera house inside the Palace have?
A) 2,000
B) 5,000
C) 1,300
D) 500
  • 38. What type of museum is housed within the Palace?
A) A museum of modern art
B) A national museum of culture
C) A natural history museum
D) A historical military museum
  • 39. What new type of educational institution is housed in the Palace?
A) A 'university of civilization'
B) A technical institute of engineering
C) An academy of fine arts
D) A global business school
  • 40. What research center is located inside the Palace?
A) A center for astronomical research
B) A research center for renewable energy
C) An archaeological research facility
D) A research center for Kazakhstan's ethnic and geographical groups
  • 41. What are the dimensions of the base of the pyramid?
A) 75x75m (246x246ft)
B) 100x100m (328x328ft)
C) 62x62m (203x203ft)
D) 50x50m (164x164ft)
  • 42. What colors are taken from the Kazakhstan flag to color the stained glass glow?
A) Dark blue and silver
B) Golden and pale blue
C) Green and yellow
D) Red and white
  • 43. How many delegates from the world's main religions meet every three years in the circular chamber?
A) 100
B) 1,300
C) 200
D) 500
  • 44. The circular meeting chamber inside the pyramid is based on which famous room?
A) US Senate chamber in Washington D.C.
B) United Nations Security Council meeting room in New York
C) UK House of Commons debating chamber
D) Vatican papal assembly hall
  • 45. Which architectural firm undertook construction information packages for the Foster design?
A) Buro Happold
B) Aldar Properties
C) Sembol Construction
D) Tabanlıoğlu Architects
  • 46. Which engineering firm undertook lead structural and services design for the Palace?
A) Foster and Partners
B) Tabanlıoğlu Architects
C) Buro Happold
D) Aldar Properties
  • 47. What nationality is the architectural firm Foster and Partners?
A) Turkish
B) American
C) Kazakh
D) British
  • 48. What nationality is Tabanlıoğlu Architects?
A) Kazakh
B) Turkish
C) Emirati
D) British
  • 49. What is the total height of the Palace including the earth-covered block and the pyramid?
A) 77 metres
B) 62 metres
C) 87 metres
D) 74 metres
  • 50. Where is the conference chamber located where the Congress meets?
A) On the earth-covered block
B) At the apex of the pyramid
C) In the underground basement
D) Inside the opera house
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