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26 Cards in this Set
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tonle sap
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-river
-lake represents appendix to body -9 seperate branched that end up in the sea, feeding into Burma, thai, vietnam, cambodia, |
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angkor wat
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-cambodia, built under surya varman II
made of laterite -is a quinqux: 5 towers -faces west instead of east apsaras: heavenly dancers -ceremonial city so no one lived inside -represents hindu cosmology -people washed themselves before entering -found by mouhot |
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Borobudur
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-jave
-lots of statues of the buddha -go up from 2 square levels to 3 round levels, symbolizing the transition from earth to heavn -stupa at the top represents nirvana -scultptures at the bottoma re covered p to prevent monk temptation bottom: deisre, middle: reform, top: enlightenment -mahayana buddhist monument -open to the public |
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Prambanan Temple
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-contains Linga and Yoni symbols of fertility
-tells the story of the ramayana |
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angkor thom
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capital of Khymer kingdom
-cambodia -contains bayon temple and ta Prohm -built under Jaya Varman VII -built from laterite -bayon temple: stone faces that face all 4 cardinal directions; symbols of fertility -ta prohm: flat temple oriented east |
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Taj Mahal
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-built by Shah Jahamin in commemoratin of his wife
-jahamin so grief stricken with his wifes death he wanted to rebuilt taj mahal in back marble -son thought he was crazy so he jailed him -fidors: idea of paradise |
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Taj Mahal
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-built by Shah Jahamin in commemoratin of his wife
-jahamin so grief stricken with his wifes death he wanted to rebuilt taj mahal in back marble -son thought he was crazy so he jailed him -fidors: idea of paradise |
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chartes cathedral
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-france
-where part of the cathedral were codified and standardized -commisioned by maurice decelli -three parts: arcade, triforium, clerestory transept -ends in an ambulatory |
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chartes cathedral
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-france
-where part of the cathedral were codified and standardized -commisioned by maurice decelli -three parts: arcade, triforium, clerestory transept -ends in an ambulatory |
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cathedral basilica of st. denis
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-france
-ist stage of cathedral development -1st true gothic building -commissioned by abbot suger in an attempt to get into the court -based on revelation 21, the dream of john the baptist -finihed in 1134 -3 gates to represent the father, son and holy ghost -contains tombs, the cathedral was considered a good burial site because of its proximity to heaven and resurrection -used jewels and gold for foundation -rose window above entrance, symbol for wheel/circle of life, also supposedly contains jewels and gold shavings |
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cathedral basilica of st. denis
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-france
-ist stage of cathedral development -1st true gothic building -commissioned by abbot suger in an attempt to get into the court -based on revelation 21, the dream of john the baptist -finihed in 1134 -3 gates to represent the father, son and holy ghost -contains tombs, the cathedral was considered a good burial site because of its proximity to heaven and resurrection -used jewels and gold for foundation -rose window above entrance, symbol for wheel/circle of life, also supposedly contains jewels and gold shavings |
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cathedral of Notre dame
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-france
-2nd stage of cathedral development -row of kings attempts to liken past royalty to apostles and saints -rose window represents eternity -gargoyles intimidate churchgoers into piety -flying butresses |
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cathedral of Notre dame
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-france
-2nd stage of cathedral development -row of kings attempts to liken past royalty to apostles and saints -rose window represents eternity -gargoyles intimidate churchgoers into piety -flying butresses |
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cathedral of our lady at amiens
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-france
-3rd stage of cathedral development -elevated rose window -shows development of buttresses |
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cathedral of our lady at amiens
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-france
-3rd stage of cathedral development -elevated rose window -shows development of buttresses |
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cathedral of bourges
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-france
-example of final cathedral development -two nave galleries -a lot of flying butresses |
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canterbury cathedral
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-england
-site of introduction of christianity to england by st. augustine -most important cathedral in england -remodeled by the normans after norman conquest of england -fan vaults |
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church of salisbury
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-england
-burial site of crusaders -large parvis -octagonal chapter house -double transect |
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wells cathedral
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-england
-huge crossing tower supported by 4 massive piers -owl eyed arches -chapter house with stairway |
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ely cathedral
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-one of the first norman churches built in england post conquest
-has french gothic features, since the normans were french |
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durham cathedral
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-characterized by location on an island
-relationship of building to monastery -typical towers at crossings |
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parliament
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-england
-tudor architecture -hammer beam ceiling: combinatin of cantilevered beam and arch -typically tudor strucutre made from wood -french "parlez" means to talk |
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baptistery of st maria del fiore
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-italy
-gilberti and bruneleschi -built at the beginning of the renaissance, when giberti won competition -modeled after pantheon -dome is important because it marks serious attempt of italians to recover glory of rome -idea of procession through city and seeing church from a distance |
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campenile
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-italy
-bell tower for time and to call poeple to church -giotto |
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ponte vecchio
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-bridge
-arm of one side of city to antoher -merchants throughout bridge |
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palazzo Vecchio
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-italy
-farmers market/city square -circled by statues, today replaced because of pollution -the david was found here |
