The mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the very great mausoleum tombstone of one Maussollos, the ruler of Caria, one of the provinces of the vast Persian Empire, who also served as a Governor or Satrap of the King of the Persian Empire between 377 and 353 BC (Peter and Mark, 1988). This great tomb monument was so gigantic in size going by the ancient building standards and extremely lavish were the various sculptured adornments or decorations that in next to no time the building was being recognised
tomb where they found fragments of the army. Museums were called and by investigating the local area, the army was found again in 1974, 2000 years after it was first constructed. The actual tomb of the emperor is hermetically sealed inside of a mausoleum the size of a football pitch. The tomb is actually still unopened because of preservation
Jamie Hernandez Art 2C Professor Ann Bittl M/W 0930-1045 I chose to do a visual analysis on two specific pieces of Islamic art, one being the Maqsud of Kasha (Knotted pile of wool and silk, Ardabil, Iran, 1540), and the other being the Mausoleum of the Samanids (Brick, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 10th century). They’re two interesting pieces that show a lot of craftsmanship, dedication and attention to detail that Islamic art brings with it. I chose the tapestry because I’ve seen a lot of these
Wu Zetian was born in 624. Her father was one of the meritorious chancellors of the Tang Dynasty. When she was young, she read many books and received a good education from her father, which was not common among women, much less encouraged by their fathers. At the age of 14, Wu Zetian was chosen as one of the concubines of Emperor Taizong. When Emperor Taizong died in 649, his youngest son succeeded him as Emperor Gaozong. According to the custom, Wu was sent to a temple to serve as a Buddhist nun
he also left quite a legacy when it comes to his elaborate burial grounds. In 246 BCE, thirty-six years before his death in 210 BCE, Emperor Qin started planning the construction of his extravagant final resting place (Swart 1984). The Emperor’s mausoleum was essentially a small, underground city showcasing Qin’s power and influence using different artistic mediums. The site of Emperor Haung’s tomb is located in Lintong, Shaanxi province, near the city of Xi’an in China (Kesner 1995). After its completion
Architectural Studies: Diocletian Palace Tasanee Durrett ARC 231 History/Theory of Architecture I Professor Schrenk March 11th, 2014 Introduction In the subsequent pages, I have investigated the architectural design of Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia. It will be noted the overall purpose of the residence and its materiality. The essential structural aspects and formal significances will also be investigated throughout the paper. Additionally, there
warring states of China were unified. The unification was under the power of China’s first and most famous Emperor Qin Shihuangdi. Not only famed for is input to the development of China but his discovered terracotta warriors which surrounded his mausoleum. Paragraph One: The year 1974 unlocked hidden mysteries about Qin Shihaungdi and the ancient history of China. Yang Zhifa, digging a well during a drought in March 1974, came across the face of a man made from terracotta. It was apparent to the
statue of Zeus, which was created in 432 B.C., by Phidius, the lighthouse Of Alexandria that was created by Sostratus in 290 B.C. and took 20 years to complete. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus that was first created in 800 B.C. by Croesus and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus that was built around 353 and 350 B.C. These are only four out of the seven wonders I will be writing about who commissioned and created each one of them. How they were built, where they were located, when was it constructed, why
This structure is very large and important in his propaganda strategy with the Julian family. No other structure was built like this across the Roman Empire. Only Hadrian’s Mausoleum competes with the size and quality of Augustus’ Mausoleum (Johnson, 1996, p.217). The mausoleum has characteristics of Etruscan tombs or tumuli. Etruscan tombs were large monuments and had tumuli, which are a circular retaining wall and a mound. Additionally, by creating an Etruscan monument,
decorated with eight statues of Roman gods, goddesses and heroes. The pool appears to be styled after an ancient Roman bath such as the Baths of Caracalla in Rome c. 211-17 CE. The mosaic tiled patterns were inspired by mosaics found in the 5 C. Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy (Kastner, p. I-261.) They are also representative of traditional marine monster themes that can be found in ancient Roman baths (Strong, p. 124.) The statues are rough copies of ancient Greek and Roman statues
a pointed dome that swells. The melon dome is present on the mausoleum of Ahmad Yasavi, Bibi Khanum congressional mosque, and the mausoleum of Gur-I Amir. They were known for their polychromy tile work on the melon domes as well as the exterior of buildings that made them the most elite and modern monuments of its time. Timur commissioned the mausoleum of Ahmad Yasavi in 1389 (Figure 1). He ordered the construction of the mausoleum for the grave of Yasavi, as a sign of respect. This building
7 Ancient Wonders of the World 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Located approximately 50km south of Baghdad, Iraq on the east bank of the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC), grandson of the famous King Hammurabi, is credited to have commissioned the construction of the gardens. Although no tablets were found in Babylon referring to the Gardens, accountings from the ancient Greek historian, Strabo, state that the “The Garden is quadrangular, and each side is four plethra
Qalawun is considered to mark the beginning of a phase that pointed to a new architectural design known as a 'complex' that typically included more than one architectural component, and which served a number of functions. This complex is composed of a mausoleum, a madrasa and a hospital (maristan). The principle façade of this complex overlooks the street and extends 67 m in length, towering to 20 m in height. It is made of stone and comprises vertical arched recesses borne by marble pillars within which
Royal Prince of the Hawaiian Kingdom Prince Kuhio was born in Koloa, Kaua’i on March 26, 1871 between David Kahalepouli Pi’ikoi and Princess Victoria Kuhio Kinoike Kekaulike. His full name is Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole Pi’ikoi. His families were a Hawaii’s ancient royal families. Kuhio was born in wealth family and rank on the Kaua’i island in the 1871. He is the youngest son of his family. His parents, David and Victoria, died when he was still a small child. After their death, he and his
7 Wonders of the World Our World is a wonder in itself. Just think about the vastness of the universe. With the millions of stars, the plethora of galaxies and innumerable planets, the universe is ever expanding. And in the midst of all is our world. Our beautiful earth itself is full of hidden wonders that unveil themselves at every turn. The feeling of a cold breeze ruffling our hair, the musky sent of earth after a fresh shower; are all wonders to be appreciated. But there always are those who
completely coordinated with Corinthian columns and bases. Christian churches as we know them grew out of a number of features of the Roman period. Certain examples of this can be seen in the house church, the atrium, the basilica, the bema, the mausoleum, and the cruciform. When Christianity became the lawful religion, Christians began to express itself in buildings. Christian architecture was created in direct correlation to civic and immoral forms. Therefore the Roman basilica was used as model
were a mountain-like series of planted terraces. (3) The Statue of Zeus was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece. (4) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Greece was a huge, elaborate temple to the goddess Artemis. (5) The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, a monumental marble tomb in Asia Minor, exists only in fragmentary form today. (6) The Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios erected at Rhodes harbour. (7) The Pharos of Alexandria, on an island off
is quite interesting. The Taj Mahal was built as a mausoleum or resting place as you would for one of the emperor queens in the 1600's. The empire was infatuated with his wife, they had a type of love no one could fathom. The queen died giving birth to their 14th son, and right before she died she requested if she could Have a building built just for her. The Taj Mahal is perfectly se metrical, and consists of designs from other mausoleum in India. The Taj Mahal during the time it was built cost
The friar devises a plan to help Juliet disobey her parents again. He gives her a drug that will put her in a state of temporary death so that she will be put in her family’s mausoleum, and later the friar will bring Romeo to go back and get her. The friar excitedly sends a letter out to Romeo and waits for the next day, however, before the letter reaches him, Romeo gets word of Juliet's death and goes to see his love in her grave
One of the world’s greatest love stories produced a timeless monument. The structure’s sheer beauty inspired poetic words from the builder himself. The monument is an engineering marvel that has been studied by scholars and historians alike. Visitors throughout history have been infatuated by the shrine’s elegance. Count Hermann Keyserling describes the monument as, "A massive marble structure, without weight, as if formed of ether, perfectly rational and at the same time entirely decorative (Taj