A Visit to a Historical Monument
In the 21St century people are making amazing astonishing infrastructural and technical buildings on contrary in the past, history produced many incredible and unique architectural monuments such as The Notre Dame cathedral, Eiffel tower, Great Wall of China. One amongst them is the most exceptional and fascinating monument called Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Many historians and archeologists, confirmed its architectural beauty has never been surpassed. Taj – means the crown of the world, the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore called it as “A dream in the marble” and many other poets, consider it as “poem written in the marble and symphony in stone”. This monument
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The tomb is made out of white marble too, its shaped rectangular and smaller rectangle shaped structure over the tomb. The tomb has many precious stones and engravings. On it, it had 99 names of Allah and many other Qur’anic verses. The dome is the next dominant structure it has a shape of a half orange. There is designed made on the dome of a lotus and they are repeated. On the dome are these small openings, very tiny. This allows the light to enter inside and that makes it look magical. And at different hours of the day the dome creates different colors. It’s best to see the Taj Mahal in the light of the moon.it looks like a pearl or a monument made out of sliver. As the moon light hits the marble and reflects back because of the smooth surface, it looks like the clouds are white.
The shinning Taj Mahal , the black shadow, the smooth white light, the complete silence and the beautiful smell of the flower all these together make it the best moment. Everyone in this world need to see that one moment. If someone come to India and does not go to Agra to see the Taj Mahal, that person tour is incomplete and missing the most beautiful moment. Taj Mahal is an enchantment, which looks like a man made paradise, an admiration of glorious beauty, also reflects passion, love, hard work, sacrifice, stands as an example of unique architectural
In the article Half-Measures Won’t Erase the Painful Past of Our Monuments, by Holland Cotter, cotter describes the connotations of historical monuments from the past and how it impacts the present by using rhetorical choices such as ethos, pathos, and a neutral tone, to relate to those who have been impacted by the history and to spread more awareness about their history. The government’s actions on whether the monuments convey a positive or negative messages, is not satisfying, which is related to the title “Half-Measures Won’t Erase the Painful Past of our Monuments”. Through the use of pathos, Cotter relates to readers who have been impacted by the people who are being celebrated by monuments, by referring to the messages monuments
Although, we have to “come to the table of democracy as equals.” The statues represent a time when not everyone was equal or treated equally. Mitch Landrieu uses pathos to encourage us to unite and remove the monuments. To achieve “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,”
In general, the thick curved lines are used to carve the figures of putti, the head of the man and Medusa. However, thin straight lines are used for details on the carvings. Most of the shapes on the Garland Sarcophagus are round and curved, besides the tomb itself is a rectangular shape. As for colour of the marble sculpture, the artist did not use any form of colour, only the natural marble colour. The Garland Sarcophagus is a coffin, the maker uses depth to create a space where the body would be placed.
The 8th grade class took a 4 day trip to Washington. We did many things to explore Washington D.C. including visiting monuments. Some people think differently of how a monument should be made. Good monuments to some people could be to make people remember about the person or thing being remembered or to just reflect the person’s life or importance. In “The Follower Problem” by David Brooks, David thinks a good monument should show power and authority.
Monuments that are constructed in order to give commendation to people, places, or events are located all over the globe. It is very possible for someone to find a few in their very own town. Although there may be negative controversy on certain monuments, many throughout the world have changed individual’s lives tremendously in a beneficial way. One monument in particular has stood tall through it all and has had so much positive effect on millions of people from the beginning of time. One hundred and thirty years later this monument continues to impact people’s lives from all over the world.
The Architectural Fantasy by Hubert Robert is an oil painting created in 1802. For an architectural painting, is displays much emotion through the use of color, line, and light. The painting does not utilize a multitude of colors but still is able to provide an exciting scene. Although it does not appear to be that large in the gallery, the work would actually be prominent if it were a standalone piece. The artist’s use of perspective, light, and color give the overall composition a balanced look.
Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent Suleyman the Magnificent ruled from 1520 to 1566 and was known for expanding the Ottoman Empire on to three continents. Suleyman was the tenth Ottoman sultan and during his reign his empire was the most powerful empire of all time(Hays 1). Suleyman was born in Trabzon and was the only living son of Sultan Selim who was known as Selim the Grim. Suleiman was known as a extraordinary military leader and he is known for his knowledge and wisdom. During Suleyman’s reign the Ottoman Empire reached its maximum power.
The interior of the monument is built of Georgia marble and with pink floors that consist of Tennessee marble. The frieze of the interior is coated with a dentiled corniced and has massive Indian limestone. The interior is sectioned off into two parts the lower section has a coffered surface that contains lights that illuminate the statue while the upper section has an smooth uniterpretted surface. In the monument they have a 19-foot statue of Thomas Jefferson which according to sources weighs 10,000 pounds. Thomas Jefferson is gazing toward the White House.
There are many fascinating mosaics on the Tower. Some materials used for the design and structure were iron, metal, pink and grey marble coquina stone, friezes, tiles, carved screens, arched entranceway, balconies, and sculpted finals. Some of the themes consist of philosophy, depiction in, the Bible, Nature and humanity. There was also Renaissance -style iron
We can address what it all means. IV. A few feet away from the main structure of the monument Lies another stone set flush with the ground. Engraved upon this stone are some clues as to the intended meaning of the monument. And who the message is
Kirk Savage suggests in Source A (Savage), “The public monument speaks to a deep need for attachment that can be met only in a real place, where
The first side includes the California Building and Tower , and on the other side, The Museum of Man, and the Sr. Francis Chapel. The building has a richly ornamented front piece, and a big dome fully decorated in yellow, blue, green and white handmade tiles, the domes had geometric shapes such as squares and diamonds shapes, including an octagram (eight sided star) . The dome was divided equally by six stone arches, and on top of it there is a small mini tower with pointed finials and six vertical arched windows, and a cross on the very top. next to it the California Tower and the Museum of Man which is the main building in Balboa Park. During the exposition the Museum of Man, was recognized and noted by most architects as the finest example of Spanish Colonial Revival throughout the United States.
Verdict of the Trial of Genghis Khan. After the trial had taken place, I decided that Genghis Khan and the Mongols were uncivilized. During the time of the trial I learned much more of the brutality that had taken place during his reign. The barbaric attitudes and actions of himself and his followers is what led to him being found guilty of being uncivilized.
How can Modernism, which is hailed because of its minimalism, rationalism, and functionalism, produce anything that can remotely be considered a monument? This is a question scholars and architects pondered during the 1940s. Moreover, monuments were not actually required until the post-war era. With the war came totalitarian regimes well acquainted with monumental architecture and unprecedented global causalities, which resulted in a push for memorial projects. One architect that becomes interested in this faltering was Louis Kahn.