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Pugin: The God of Gothic, first screened 1 March 2007

Time Trial

How much do you know about Augustus Pugin? Try our quick quiz to see how you score.

(The quiz uses JavaScript so you need to be using Netscape 3, Internet Explorer 3.01 or above, and have JavaScript enabled)

At the age of just 15, Pugin was hired to do what?

 

What did Pugin do in 1834 that he regarded as the most important decision in his life?

 

Which of Pugin's designs was the only one that he said had not been curtailed by financial considerations?

 

Pugin was very fond of sailing and the sea throughout his life, and was shipwrecked off Leith in 1830. What did he usually wear that represented this interest?

 

Where was Pugin sent for a short period in 1852 as a result of mental illness?

 

Which of the following, now a popular amusement park, was designed by Pugin?

 

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