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Cards in this deck (27)
- 1—dome of the rock
jerusalem (comp 691)
built on site of roman temple for jupiter
which was built on site of 2nd jewish temple
byzantine patterns
rock bears significance in both jewish and islamic stuff
defines jerusalem
was supposed to rival other "definitive" religious buildings - 2—house of the prophet
medina (comp 624)
home of mohammad and the first place of worship in islam
square enclosure w/ space set aside for living quarters and also had open courtyard
mosque built nearby
- 3—great mosque
damascus 706
built on site of christian basilica
islam says jesus returns here at the end of days
has tomb of saladin
recycled columns and arcades of old church
john the baptist head shrine
- 4—great mosque of cordoba
cordoba 8-10th centuries
was a visigoth church
got turned into giant mosque
reconquista made it a church again
muslims are not allowed to take part now
- 5—great stupa
sanchi 50-25 bce
commissioned by ashoka
believed to house ashes of the buddha
dome on base, relic chamber within
has gateways w/ buddhist inscriptions
- 6—chaitya hall
karli 100 bce
built into a hill, modeled after older temples made from wood/bamboo
intricate columns w/ buddhist significance
best preserved/most well known temple in this style
- 7—udayagiri
cave 1 402ce
false cave, one of the sides and front are not from the original rock
diety carved in but its unknown and the iconography is gone
earliest phase of development of temple arch in india
- 8—kandariya mahadeva temple
khajuraho, 1025-1050 ce
largest, most ornate, best preserved in area
on massive plinth
for shiva
definitive representation of chandela dynasty
lots and lots of very good carvings
- 9—basilica of st denis
saint denis 1140-44
place of pilgrimage and burial for kings
first truly gothic building
important because gothic
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- 10—notre dame cathedral
paris 1160-1260
finest examples of french goth architecture
designed to cement paris' status as capital
flying buttress!!!
covered w/ sculptures of biblical stories for sake of illiterate people (poor peoples book)
- 11—chartres cathedral
chartres 1194-1220
apex of french gothic art
3 great facades w/ lots of sculptures
holds santa camisa (virgin marys tunic)
cross floor plan
center of life in area
- 12—canterbury cathedral choir
canterbury 1174-79
severe fire damage, needed rebuilding
rebuilt in new gothic style
one of oldest/most famous christian structures in england
- 13—plan of chang-an
xian 600 ce
was one of largest cities in world
capital of china
grid pattern 108 wards
wards were walled
strict organization, curfew
- 14—forbidden city
beijing 15-16 century
served as home for emperors and center of government
chinese palatial arch
lasted until emperors stopped being a thing
- 15—beijing courtyard house
- 16—foguang temple
shanxi province 857
buddhist temple
3rd earliest preserved timber structure
was burned when buddhism banned
rebuilt 857
- 17—its beijing
15-16th century
beijing
became capital 1420 when forbidden city finished
was largest city in world for awhile
wall
- 18—ise shinto shrine
690 / every 20 years after
rebuilt every 20 years as a preservation thing
holy + important shinto site
most not allowed past walls
- 19—horyuji temple
nara 685
oldest wooden building in world
one of most celebrated jp temples
its got carvings and buddhism and stuff (dont know too much about this one)
- 20—todaiji temple
nara 728
buddhism hub / site of reconciliation w/ shinto
shifted and now is no longer buddhism hub
has great buddha statue and gardens
- 21—byodo-in phoenix hall
uji 1053
only remaining original building in area
worship place for amida
considered a national treasure/on currency
- 22—ryoanji monastery
kyoto 14-16th century
zen buddhist temple
rock garden synonymous w/ zen buddhism
was hub for zen buddhist activity in 16-17th century
- 23—jama masjid
fatehpur sikri 1569-74
blend of indigenous and persian architecture
largest mosques in country
has tomb of sufi saint
- 24—diwan-i-khas
fatehpur sikri 1571-9
either place of audience for emperor
or storehouse for gems and jewels
intricate part octagonal part square central pillar for audience stuff
- 25—humayuns tomb
dehli 1571
first gardentomb in india
first to use red sandstone on big scale
tomb of mughal emperor
synthesis w/ persian arch
- 26—taj mahal
agra 1631-48
face of mughal architecture / indian arch
shah jahan made it for his fav wife
giant marble dome / tomb is centerpiece
- 27—pueblo bonito
chaco canyon 860-1150 ce
hub of culture in area
giant deal archaeologically
bisected by large wall, many ceremonial places (kivas)
4 stories tall