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Gur Emir. Samarkand, Uzbekistan ca. 1400 comm. Timur |
mausoleum for Timur |
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Gur Emir. Samarkand, Uzbekistan ca. 1400 comm. Timur |
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Gur Emir. Samarkand, Uzbekistan ca. 1400 comm. Timur |
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Gur Emir. Samarkand, Uzbekistan ca. 1400 comm. Timur |
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Registan Samarkand, Uzbekistan begun early 15th c. comm. Ulugh Beg |
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Registan Samarkand, Uzbekistan begun early 15th c. comm. Ulugh Beg |
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Shirdar Madrasa, Registan Samarkand, Uzbekistan (1616-36) comm. Ulugh Beg |
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Isfahan, Iran turned capital by Shah Abbas in 1598 |
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Isfahan, Iran turned capital by Shah Abbas in 1598 |
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Chahar Bagh Avenue and the Chahar Bagh Garden Isfahan, Iran. comm. Shah Abbas |
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Maydan-I Shah (Royal Square) Isfahan, Iran (1590-1602) comm. Shah Abbas |
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Maydan-I Shah Isfahan, Iran (1590-1602) comm. Shah Abbas |
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Maydan-I Shah Isfahan, Iran (1590-1602) comm. Shah Abbas |
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Ali Qapu Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1600) comm. Shah Abbas |
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Ali Qapu Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1600) comm. Shah Abbas |
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Ali Qapu Music Room Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1600) comm. Shah Abbas |
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Hasht Bihisht Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1670)
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Masjid-I Shah (Royal Mosque) Isfahan, Iran (1611-37) |
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Masjid-I Shah (Royal Mosque) Isfahan, Iran (1611-37) |
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Masjid-I Shah (Royal Mosque) Isfahan, Iran (1611-37) |
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Masjid-I Shah (Royal Mosque) Isfahan, Iran (1611-37) |
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Masjid-I Shah (Royal Mosque) Isfahan, Iran (1611-37) |
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Masjid-I Shah (Royal Mosque) Isfahan, Iran (1611-37) |
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Fatehpur Sikri, India (1570s) comm. Shah Akbar after it was predicted he would have a son. Shaik Salim Chishti predicted |
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Anup Talao Fatehpur Sikri, India (1570s) |
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Diwan-I Khas Fatehpur Sikri, India (1570s) |
audience hall for Akbar |
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Diwan-I Khas Fatehpur Sikri, India (1570s) |
audience hall for Akbar |
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Diwan-I Khas Fatehpur Sikri, India (1570s) |
audience hall for Akbar |
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Khanqah Fatehpur Sikri, India Begun 1569 |
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Tomb of Shaik Salim Chishti Fatehpur Sikri, India (1569-74) |
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Tomb of Shaik Salim Chishti Fatehpur Sikri, India (1569-74)
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Tomb of Shaik Salim Chishti Fatehpur Sikri, India (1569-74) |
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Tomb of Shaik Salim Chishti Fatehpur Sikri, India (1569-74) |
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Jali (Lattice Screens) |
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Taj Mahal Agra, India (1632-54) comm. Shah Jahan |
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Taj Mahal Agra, India (1632-54) comm. Shah Jahan |
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Great Gate, Taj Mahal Agra, India (1632-54) |
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Great Gate, Taj Mahal Agra, India (1632-54) |
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iwan (Center arch/Gateway)
pishtaq (Ornamentation around outside) |
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Hasht Bihisht Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1670) |
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Hasht Bihisht Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1670) |
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Hasht Bihisht Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1670) |
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Hasht Bihisht Isfahan, Iran (ca. 1670) |
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-The influence of the Timurids was that they did not have a pre-ordained type of architecture since they were nomadic, and therefore sought the help of the architects in the areas they captured and had them create them their own unique style |
What influence did the architecture of the Timurids have on later builders and patrons? |
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-the onion and ribbed dome -Blue decorative tile -Four openings into a mosque and better known as the Four-Iwan Plan -Each Iwan surrounded by a pishtaq(rectangular frame) |
The actual characteristics that was influencing later builders |
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-The four-iwan plan and pishtaq to surround it -Main focus was on the courtyard than the inside rooms(different since most mosques focused on the prayer hall) -8 paradises: Represents the eight doors to heaven(different since they just didn't have that feature) |
What distinctive mosque plan was common in Isfahan? How does it differ from previous types of mosques? |
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-Many of the forms and designs come from wooden architecture in that region -Often the materials were marble, which was imported instead of red sandstone, which was common in the region -ex.: Jali or lattice screens which were originally made of wood but instead made of marble |
In what ways did the architecture of the Mughal Empire incorporate both local and imported architectural elements and concepts? |
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-Red sandstone being Persian -Dome toppers and Pishtaq being Indian designs -Similar dome being that it is a double dome -The 8 paradise gardens -Italian style of inlaying precious stones into marble |
In what ways did the architecture of the Mughal Empire incorporate both local and imported architectural elements and concepts in the Taj Mahal? |
