I find the indian architecture as unique, usually they don't built large but they are very elaborate in designs and their sculptures are very fine. Can you get inside those building, can't seee any picture of the interior.
Belur Temple.
The art is just incredible
Arunachaleswara Temple
This is just incredible, the indian should make modern skyscrapers based on this model, to keep their identity rather than trying to copy Tokyo or New York. Just beautiful.
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Theres a Temple down South in India, and ITS HUGE, i dont know whats it called, just seen it in pictures a couple of times, hopefully others here will help you.
Making this kind of architecture in large commercial buildings is extremely expensive. We still have new temples and cultural/religious education centres built in this fashion, but not larger buildings . In the good old days, labour division was centralised and large amounts of revenue went to brahmins (even in Muslim domination), who made lots of these great buildings.
I will post some more pics soon...
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I think the indians do not promote their culture as it should. Each time i read something about india it is either about the english or some foreigners architecture. Yet magnificent work of art are left in the jungle and neglected, kind of a shame. The art is just incredible and some of them are thounsands of years old. Just receive a book about indian monuments and sculptures, this impressive.
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Not sure what are your sources Darkness but the early arab muslims learn their 'domed' architecture from the Persians.
What perhaps you are referring to are Mughal Domes which were influenced by Rajasthan Domes. Mughal Domes and the Arabic domes (persian influenced) are not similar.
Its true but it has a reason, that style of architecture is too expensive, unless you are willing to remove the carvings, which would make it look no different from other buildings. Otherwise, that style of architecture is being used in new Hindu temples, and Hindu schools/cultural centres etc.
@ Runekeeper
Actually, I meant latter Turkic and Arab-Persian architecture, like this mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
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This is really great civilization building, simply amazing
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About domes. There are two kind of domes in islamic architecture as far as I know. The persian tulip like ones that are dominant in Iraq, Iran anc central asia and the rounder ones that are dominant in Turkey, Europe, Arabia and North Africa. The rounder ones are byzantine architecture i.e. european in origin.
The first domed style buildings were build in Rome before Christ e.g. the Pantheon, later on the Christians adopted the dome into their basilicas (churches) to represent the sky and cosmos (universe) usually painting Jesus in the middle. The style of the Byzantine dome e.g. Ahia Sophia in Constantinople) was different than the Roman one which was usualy on top of round style buildings while the Byzantine one was build on top of a cross like building. The Arabs and the Turks later on adopted the dome style into their architectures, while the Turks have copied the design of the whole church building (e.g. the Blue Mosque an attempt based on Agia Sophia Byzantine church).
Wow, honestly I never thought I'd see anything as beautiful as these buildings in India. Could someone please give us some info on these temples? were they used as Hindu temples from the beginning? I personally love this one
Most Temple architecture varies from place to place. In northern India domes and Buddhist Stupa (also indeginous) style architecture is very visible, but South Indian style is also adopted as it best represents traditional architecture. The interior styles of almost all Temple complexes are similar as they all use Vasta Shastra (goodluck & efficiancy for buildings) for almost every kind of building. South Indian architecture is the traditional Indian architecture, thats similar to most pics I posted here. The building materials vary from place to place, but the style remains constant. And India culture was spread throughout SE Asia during Mauryan, Gupta, Chola, and Pandya (There were more, but I forgot who they were :p) times...
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Quote:Its true but it has a reason, that style of architecture is too expensive, unless you are willing to remove the carvings, which would make it look no different from other buildings. Otherwise, that style of architecture is being used in new Hindu temples, and Hindu schools/cultural centres etc.
No I didn't mean the carving, but the basic shape of the early indian buiding, they are extraordinary. they are very elaborate, nowadays architects are looking back to those designs but applies with modern engineering . I'll show you one example from France. Les halles is a modern building with modern engineering and material but yet it respects the Hausmann architecture (The honey comb canyon like building you see in the heart of Paris).
Les halles next to an older building.
I hope there are more indian architects that look inside of india rather than outside for inspiration, this way your cities don't become just another new York or tokyo but something new, something different.
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@ Harry Theres a Temple down South in India, and ITS HUGE, i dont know whats it called, just seen it in pictures a couple of times, hopefully others here will help you.
Its meenakshi temple in Madurai. Another temple thats huge is the world richest religious monument and thats Tirupati tirumala Devstanam or simply Tirupati Temple.
. In the good old days, labour division was centralised and large amounts of revenue went to brahmins (even in Muslim domination), who made lots of these great buildings.
