1556 - 1605), who appointed castles, mosques, gardens and catacombs. Moreover, the building design was a blend of Persian, Turkic, Timurid Iranian, Central Asian, and Indian Hindu and Muslim styles. In addition, the Akbari building design is likewise momentous for its substantial scale utilisation of sandstone, apparent both in the development of Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's imperial city, and Akbar's own tomb in Sikandra. The mosque at Fatehpur Sikri gloats the Buland Darwaza, the biggest portal of its kind in India. Early Mughal mosques had enormous encased patios and domed shallow halls for
Puerto de Las Poses it is the big doors at the Alhambra, which features beautiful Islamic ornamentation, techniques minute. Puerto de Siete Suelos has a huge high. However, the door of arms in North stalk near the guard tower, which is characterized by the beautiful decorations, the main entrance of the Alhambra. The leading aesthetic features that have been used in the construction of the doors of the Alhambra are: Islamic motifs that resemble used in carpet motifs, in addition to decorating the walls with prayers and Koranic verses and prose poetry, except for the carved faience tiles covering the walls from the bottom. However, there are the nicest and famous inscriptions inside the Alhambra.
Civilization has evolved from the culture of the Malays, who belong to the original inhabitants of this region (Ahmad Hakimi 1998, 2006; Nik Hassan Suhaimi 1994; 1999). We can see some of the evidences of early Malay Civilisation from the works and findings of archaeologies. However in my opinion Malay civilisation is the most prominent after Islam came to the Malay Archipelago. It is because the development and prosperity of Malay civilisation can be seen by the establishment of the Islamic city of Malacca during the Malacca Sultanate
Lal in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh revealed a city called Hastinapura, whose name and location coincided with the Kuru capital mentioned in the Mahabharata. Further excavation revealed a layout, building plans and materials similar to the ones described in the text. It is not yet definitively confirmed whether it is the original site mentioned in the story or if it was just modeled after the city in the story. Message of the Mahabharata The Mahabharata, the largest literary history, preaches the principles of Dharma which are unique and relevant at all times. It portrays both good and bad qualities and illustrates how people practicing virtues attain higher goals while people of vices succumb to weakness and eventually meet their downfall.
Buddha as represented in Buddhist Art Introduction: South and Southeast Asia is a vast geographic area comprising, among others, the nations of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Indonesia (fig.1). The art of South and Southeast Asia is equally diverse—and very ancient. The earliest civilization encountered is of Mehrgarh in Baluchistan. The remains of the first cities in the Indus Valley existed. The most important excavated Indus sites are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Egypt along with Mesopotamia were two of the world 's earliest city-based civilizations, establishing the foundation for Middle Western and Eastern history. Though they shared many broad similarities, such as polytheistic religions, written traditions and agricultural society, they also had many differences. These contrasts were to do with geographic alignment, political organization, cultural emphases, and other aspects. This has impacted innovative thinking and was the start of architectural evolution and is still used in twenty-first century design, and comprehensive planning. “Monumental architecture is any structure of which its scale and elaboration exceed or surpass the requirements of any practical functions and purpose that a building in intended to perform.”(Trigger, 1990).
As for Angkor Wat which is inspired from The Mount Meru, also known as home of gods in Hinduism mythology. Angkor Wat remains one of the mysterious building in the architecture world due to its unique form with massive stone carved walls and
India is known for the numerous dynasties in the past that played a role in shaping what it is today. From the Mughals to the Marathas to the Delhi Sultanate to the Vijayanagar Empire, these different kingdoms played a role in shaping India’s history as well as the history of judicial administration. With the religious diversity in India, we see India under the rule of both Hindu and Muslim rulers. One might assume that thus, the rules under the Muslim rulers might be similar and that of the Hindu rulers might be similar. In contrast to that assumption, the data supplied below proves that even though the Mughal Dynasty and Delhi Sultanate both had Muslim rulers, the judicial administration were dissimilar.
INDIAN ARCHITECTURE NOTES INTRODUCTION: In Indian Architecture there are many architectural types including: Temple Architecture-Mughal Architecture- Indo-Saracenic Revival Architecture- Dravidian Architecture- Kalinga Architecture- Sikh Architecture- Vesara Architecture- Cave Architecture- Rock-Cut Architecture One that caught my eye was ROCK-CUT ARCHITECTURE - present the most spectacular piece of ancient Indian art specimen. - Most of the rock-cut structures were related to various religious communities. - Buddhist and Jain monuments were produced in areas such as Bihar in the east and Maharashtra in the west. - The rock-cut architecture differs from traditional buildings in many ways. - The rock-cut art is more similar
Culture, customs and traditions of these immigrants have an impact on local architecture of the developing nation. Many foreign cultural legacy and heritage that exists in the colonial period has left a great influence on the development of national culture and heritage and are clearly visible on the buildings all across the country which remains to this day. (M Rasdi