Symbols in Architecture
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Akan Architecture Symbols
Akan architecture is not only elaborate in terms of function and building technology.
It also presents, as a reflection of the people and their spirit of independence,
a variety of forms and design principles that encode expressive
messages which continue to astonish foreign observers.
africawithin.com/akan/akan_architecture.htm
Architectural Blossoming of the Lotus
The temples of the Bahá'í Faith are well known for their architectural splendor,
and the Temple constructed in Delhi is a continuation of this rich tradition.
bahaihouseofworship.in/architectural-blossoming
Buddhist Art and Architecture
Borobodur Temple, The Hill of Sanchi, The Buddha Image, Symbolism of the Stupa/Chorten,
Hand Mudras, Symbolism of the Mandala, Tibetan Buddhist Art, Tibetan Thangka Paintings.
buddhanet.net/gallery.htm
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Images, history, and architectural analysis
of more than 300 buildings of Buffalo's historic architecture.
buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html
Buddhist Art - wikipedia.org
Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the
historical life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century BC, and thereafter evolved by contact
with other cultures as it spread throughout Asia and the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_art
Ancient Symbols in Architecture by Balwant Saini
Symbols have always been an important part of an architect's design vocabulary.
In recent years some architects in India have used ancient symbols such as Vedic mandalas as a basis for
planning and design of buildings. Let us examine the significance of symbols in Hindu temple architecture
and see how valid they are in a secular society.
fengshuiseminars.com/articles/ancientsymbols.html
A Breathing of Doors - Brief Essays on Symbolism
The doorknob represents the limited grasp of thought and choice,
guided by curiosity and wonder to find light and darkness
The life-door is a door going inward and outward at the same time,
and either path may have light and darkness.
geocities.com/drypress/BriefEssaysSymbolism.html
Art, Mysticism, and Perpetual Motion
(PDF) - Plan Symbols
Architectural Symbols.
informationdestination.cengage.com/ReferenceContent/Other%20Content/Plan%20Symbols.pdf
Architect-Symbols on Blueprints
The architect-symbols actually include electrical, plumbing,
and wall framing, but for simplicity sake, we'll say that the
architectural designs are for the things
like doors, kitchen cabinets, walls, stairs, and appliance measurements.
make-my-own-house.com/Architect-symbols.html
Architecture and Development of New York City
So many skyscrapers began to appear in New York that by the early years of the twentieth century these buildings
become the symbol of New York.
nycarchitecture.columbia.edu/0242_2/0242_2_s5_text.html
Architecture, Design and Symbols
The number of sacred monuments (churches, monasteries, chapels, shrines and Khachkars,
or stone crosses) is truly mind-boggling.
There are more than 5,000 churches, monasteries and chapels in Armenia,
and over 20,000 Khachkars in the small territory of the Republic alone.
tacentral.com/architecture.asp
Ancient Mesoamerican Architecture
Pictures of various ancient Mayan sites, such as PalenqueTikal, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, etc.
www90.homepage.villanova.edu/lowell.gustafson/maya.htm
Armenian Architecture
Architecture, First of the Arts
Of all the arts, architecture is supreme. For the general public used
to visiting museums filled with paintings of compact size easily hung by the hundreds,
the priority given to architecture in the art world may seem strange.
hyeetch.nareg.com.au/culture/arch_p1.html
Sacred Geometry and Armenian Architecture
Almost literally, geometry meant contact with the gods. It was considered a way of imitating the structure where the sun
(probably the first god) and the moon (probably the second god) governed the natural order-- early man believed
if he could "map" the universe, he would be able to predict the whims of gods, who sent punishing droughts,
floods and pestilence on the land around him.
tacentral.com/architecture.asp?story_no=2
Symbolic Forms in Armenian Design
Church Architecture
Symbolism in Incarnation Church's Architecture
Our house of worship, The Church of the Incarnation, abounds with these early
symbols of our faith. Many of their origins are lost in the mists of time, but all possess a
power to recall to our minds the many wonderful mysteries of our religion.
incaglendale.org/inca/incasymbols.html
Symbols in Christian Art & Architecture: Crosses
A resource for learning the sign language of faith.
planetgast.net/symbols/crosses/crosses.html
Symbolism in Church Architecture
The mediaeval cathedrals and churches of Europe admirably exhibit a combination of art with craft.
sacred-texts.com/etc/bb/bb09.htm
Middle Eastern Architecture
Symbols and Signs in Islamic Architecture
Architecture as Symbol and Self-Identity. PDF.
archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.tcl?document_id=2590
Eclipse 1999 - Images of Iran
Emam Khomeini Square, Entrance to the magnificent Masjed-é Emam mosque, Interior wall in the courtyard of the Masjed-é Emam,
Hallway inside the Masjed-é Emam, Main dome of the Masjed-é Emam, The Hasht Behesht (Eight Paradises) Palace,
Dome inside the Hasht Behesht Palace, The Pol-é Si o Sé (Bridge of the 33 Arches), and much more.
fourmilab.ch/images/eclipse99/iranimages.html
Military Architecture of Ancient Egypt
For most of Egypt's ancient history, it was a land of fortifications.
To some extent, all Egyptian ceremonial buildings, including temples and even funerary complexes,
were intended to function as bastions of order and harmony,
requiring at least symbolic fortifications to protect them from the surrounding chaos.
touregypt.net/featurestories/fortresses.htm
Roman Architecture
Geometry in Art and Architecture
Without symmetry and proportion there can be no principles in the design of any temple...
math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/syllabus.html
Ad Quadratum, the Sacred Cut, & Roman Architecture
Images of Roman Art and Architecture
She-Wolf of the Capitoline, Cinerary effigy-urn, Temple of Portunus (Fortuna Virilis),
Ara Pacis Augustae, Villa of Livia, Maison Carree, Pont-du-Gard aqueduct,
Temple of Vesta (Forum Romanorum), House of the Vestals (Forum Romanorum), Arch of Titus, Trajan¹s Column,
and much more.
vroma.org/images/scaife_images/
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