Art History

ASSIGNMENT PART 1

Taj Mahal

In ancient India, Taj Mahal, the world's greatest monument to love as described by many scholars draws upwards of three million visitors each year. Tomb of Emperor Shah Jehan ordered his wife, Mumtaz, after she passed away giving birth to their fourteenth child be built to honor. Construction took ten years and was completed in 1648. Taj Mahal is now both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is listed as the new Seven Wonders of the World.

The inner cavity of the Taj Mahal marble screens give visitors a view of the Islamic writings with inlaid semi-precious and precious stones in the swirling vines all about the details, and the delicate flowers.

 Visit to the Taj Mahal is a pleasant stroll through the immaculately manicured gardens is a great comfort. If there is one thing that you appreciate your visit to be sure, it, of course, is visible. Crown on either side of the red sandstone buildings and a mosque was used as a guest house is heterogeneous. Towers frame the Taj Mahal was built originally as now they can be as straight, but still picked up the monument fittingly pronounce. 

The Art And Architecture Of China And Japan

The concept of oriental architecture is confusing and typically Western. However, it is quite appropriate to include the architecture of a huge geographical area that includes India, Indochina, Indonesia, China and Japan. For a long time, religions and cultures of this hemisphere are strongly interrelated, and they evolve the architectures of their own. This period ends with the Western colonization, coinciding with the Industrial Revolution.

China Architecture

The unchanging hierarchical structure of the extended family, consecrated throughout China, and his spirit of reverence for the ancestors is reflected in the strict form of the family home. It is built on a rectangular plan, with an axial arrangement along a north-south. The entrance is via a walled courtyard located at the southern end, while the housing elements are arranged symmetrically on both sides of the shaft. This structure is repeated in many larger residential typologies, such as monasteries, mansions, palaces and even entire cities.

The city of Beijing has expanded over the centuries under the rule of different dynasties. Its layout is composed of two adjacent rectangles: the inner city and outside the new city, each with an area of ??several square kilometers. Within the inner city is the imperial city, which in turn contains the Forbidden City, former residence of the imperial ...