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Great Zimbabwe

  • coursed granite blocks

  • in present day Zimbabwe

<ul><li><p>coursed granite blocks</p></li><li><p>in present day Zimbabwe</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Great Mosque of Djenne

  • Mosque and market

  • Made of mud in Mai

  • brings comunity

<ul><li><p>Mosque and market</p></li><li><p>Made of mud in Mai</p></li><li><p>brings comunity</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Minarets

a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque

<p><span>a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque</span></p>
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Dome

a rounded, hemispherical roof or ceiling that resembles the top half of a sphere

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Great stupa at sanchi

  • buddhist temple

  • stone masonry, sandstone on dome

  • India

<ul><li><p>buddhist temple</p></li><li><p>stone masonry, sandstone on dome</p></li><li><p>India</p></li></ul><p></p>
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borobudur temple

  • sailendra dynasty

  • volcanic stone masonry

  • Indonesia

<ul><li><p>sailendra dynasty</p></li><li><p>volcanic stone masonry</p></li><li><p>Indonesia</p></li></ul><p></p>
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angkor wat

  • Buddhist and Hindu temple for the God Vishnu

  • Carved out of stone

  • shown on the Cambodian flag

  • 1116-50, in Cambodia

<ul><li><p>Buddhist and Hindu temple for the God Vishnu</p></li><li><p>Carved out of stone</p></li><li><p>shown on the Cambodian flag</p></li><li><p>1116-50, in Cambodia</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Taj Mahal

  • Emperor Shan Janan built for his favorite wife.

  • Made out of marble and stone.

  • made in 1632-1653 CE in India

<ul><li><p>Emperor Shan Janan built for his favorite wife.</p></li><li><p>Made out of marble and stone.</p></li><li><p>made in 1632-1653 CE in India</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Palace of Westminster

  • revival style →gothic revival during the victorian era

  • 1840-70 out of limestone

<ul><li><p>revival style →gothic revival during the victorian era</p></li><li><p>1840-70 out of limestone</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Fallingwater

  • Created by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936-39 CE

  • reinforced concrete, sandstone, steel, and glass

  • In Bear Run, PA

<ul><li><p>Created by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936-39 CE</p></li><li><p>reinforced concrete, sandstone, steel, and glass</p></li><li><p>In Bear Run, PA</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Robert Venturi house in New castle county, de

  • wood frame and stucco

  • Robert Venturi

  • post modernism 

  • basicly he did what others said looked bad

<ul><li><p>wood frame and stucco</p></li><li><p>Robert Venturi</p></li><li><p>post modernism&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>basicly he did what others said looked bad</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Yaxchilan, Maya

  • shows Myan power during the classical period

  • limestone carving 709-770

  • glifs found all throughout the work

<ul><li><p>shows Myan power during the classical period</p></li><li><p>limestone carving 709-770</p></li><li><p>glifs found all throughout the work</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Coyolxauhqui stone

part of the temple mayor honoring to the moon goddess Coyolxauhqui

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Machu Picchu

  • true function is unknown

  • shows the architectural advances of the Inca people

  • Made out of granite in peru

  • 1450-154 CE

<ul><li><p>true function is unknown</p></li><li><p>shows the architectural advances of the Inca people</p></li><li><p>Made out of granite in peru</p></li><li><p>1450-154 CE</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Vietnam veterans memorial

  • Memorial for the families of American soldiers lost to the war

  • black reflective granite inscribed with the names of the servicemen who died in the war

  • built 1982 in Washington DC

<ul><li><p>Memorial for the families of American soldiers lost to the war</p></li><li><p>black reflective granite inscribed with the names of the servicemen who died in the war</p></li><li><p>built 1982 in Washington DC</p></li></ul><p></p>
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four corners religion

centered on the Bible as the inspired Word of God, the Trinity (God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), and Jesus Christ's deity, death, resurrection, and second coming

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great enclosure

the largest and most famous structure of the Great Zimbabwe ruins

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Petra, Jordan

  • tombs and glifs

  • found in asia

<ul><li><p>tombs and glifs</p></li><li><p>found in asia</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Circumambulate

walking around something, especially in a ritual or formal procession

<p><span>walking around something, especially in a ritual or formal procession</span></p>
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Niche

a shallow recess or hollow in a wall designed to display a statue, vase, or other ornament

<p>a shallow recess or hollow in a wall designed to display a statue, vase, or other ornament</p>
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Buddha

someone who has achieved perfect enlightenment. It can also refer to the historical figure Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.

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Mandala

geometric patterns that represent the universe in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. They often feature a central point surrounded by symmetrical shapes and symbols.

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Churning of the ocean of milk

  • subimage of Angkor Wat

  • depicts a Hindu myth where the devas (gods) and asuras (demons) work together to churn the cosmic ocean to extract the nectar of immortality

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forbidden city

  • Home to the emporor

  • Created out of stone in Bejjing China

  • 15th century CE

<ul><li><p>Home to the emporor</p></li><li><p>Created out of stone in Bejjing China</p></li><li><p>15th century CE</p></li></ul><p></p>
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big ben

  • clock

  • part of the palace of Westminster

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cantilever

structural elements that extend horizontally and are supported at only one end. They are commonly used in architecture to create overhangs or floating structures.

  • like in falling watter

<p>structural elements that extend horizontally and are supported at only one end. They are commonly used in architecture to create overhangs or floating structures.</p><ul><li><p>like in falling watter</p></li></ul><p></p>
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mesa Verde cliff dwellings, anasazi

  • sandstone

  • Montezuma county, colorado

  • home to eleate of indigenous tribes

<ul><li><p>sandstone</p></li><li><p>Montezuma county, colorado</p></li><li><p>home to eleate of indigenous tribes</p></li></ul><p></p>
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great serpent mound

  • earthwork alining with the sun

  • presant day Adams county, OH

<ul><li><p>earthwork alining with the sun</p></li><li><p>presant day Adams county, OH</p></li></ul><p></p>
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calender stone/sun stone

  • subimage of templo mayor

  • honoring the sun god

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Intihuatana stone

  • subimage of Machu Picchu

  • used as an astronomical clock and calendar

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Buggenheim museum Bilbao spain

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pagoda

multi-tiered tower-like structure commonly found in East Asian architecture, particularly in Japan and China. It typically has an upward-curving roof with multiple eaves.

<p><span>multi-tiered tower-like structure commonly found in East Asian architecture, particularly in Japan and China. It typically has an upward-curving roof with multiple eaves.</span></p>
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soapstone birds

  • from the great zimbabwe

  • symbolize royal athoroty

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kaaba

  • Direction of prayers and holiest shrine in Islam

  • Hajj

  • Created out of granite, silk, silver, gold, and thread in Mecca

  • 631-632 CE

<ul><li><p>Direction of prayers and holiest shrine in Islam</p></li><li><p>Hajj</p></li><li><p>Created out of granite, silk, silver, gold, and thread in Mecca</p></li><li><p>631-632 CE</p></li></ul><p></p>
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dome of the rock

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stupa

a dome-shaped structure in Buddhist art and architecture that serves as a sacred monument and reliquary

<p><span>a dome-shaped structure in Buddhist art and architecture that serves as a sacred monument and reliquary</span></p>
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todai-ji

  • purpous of national ritual

  • made of bronze and wood

  • marks the begining of the budist religion

  • Built in 743 CE, rebuilt c.1700

<ul><li><p>purpous of national ritual</p></li><li><p>made of bronze and wood</p></li><li><p>marks the begining of the budist religion</p></li><li><p>Built in 743 CE, rebuilt c.1700</p></li></ul><p></p>
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relief carving

a sculptural technique where forms are raised from a flat, two-dimensional background

<p><span>a sculptural technique where forms are raised from a flat, two-dimensional background</span></p>
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Reuoan-Ji

  • sand zen garden part of budist religion

  • located in Japan

  • medatative

<ul><li><p>sand zen garden part of budist religion</p></li><li><p>located in Japan</p></li><li><p>medatative</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Rotunda

a round building or room, often with a domed ceiling like that of the Pantheon

<p>a round building or room, often with a domed ceiling like that of the Pantheon</p>
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Villa savoye

  • start of the modernist movement 

  • melding form and function

  • made in 1929 out of concrete

<ul><li><p>start of the modernist movement&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>melding form and function</p></li><li><p>made in 1929 out of concrete</p></li></ul><p></p>
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seagram building

  • internationalist style

  • modern →format of everyday skyscraper

  • large open plaza in NYC

  • made from 1956-58, out of glass, bronze, and steel

<ul><li><p>internationalist style</p></li><li><p>modern →format of everyday skyscraper</p></li><li><p>large open plaza in NYC</p></li><li><p>made from 1956-58, out of glass, bronze, and steel</p></li></ul><p></p>
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kiva

Underground room for religious ceremonies.

<p>Underground room for religious ceremonies.</p>
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templo mayor

  • a temple would be built over another temple

  • sign of political and spiritual conquest

<ul><li><p>a temple would be built over another temple</p></li><li><p>sign of political and spiritual conquest</p></li></ul><p></p>
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city of Cusco, inka

  • capital of the Inca Empire

  • In the shape of a puma

<ul><li><p>capital of the Inca Empire</p></li><li><p>In the shape of a puma</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Gardian statues, todai-ji

  • power and protection

  • guarding the Todai-ji temple

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Maxxi, Zaha Hadid

  • International style museum

  • concrete, glass

  • created 1998-2009 in Italy

<ul><li><p>International style museum</p></li><li><p>concrete, glass</p></li><li><p>created 1998-2009 in Italy</p></li></ul><p></p>
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conical tower

part of great zimbabwe- shows the king