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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Temple architecture."”.
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Mormon temple architecture and the spaces of ritual
Temples are the most significant religious buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the early days of the church, temples were used for general worship and congregation. These temples represented the spiritual and physical heart of the communities in which they were built. …
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Modernized Traditional Temple
… design explores the integration of traditional temple architecture with modern design principles. The study focuses on reinterpreting and modernizing traditional elements using contemporary materials and building techniques, while still preserving traditional religious culture and elements. The …
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Recommendations and guidelines for designing Vietnamese Buddhist temples in Australia
This thesis examines the design of Buddhist temples in traditional Vietnamese style and characteristics within the context of the Australian environment. The legends of the Buddha and his teaching are described with regard to the symbolism in temple components and the meaning of temple form. …
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Inside the circle, outside the square : analysis of traditional Chinese architecture
… specific examples in traditional Chinese architecture in an attempt to understand and identify the underlying principles that make it essentially Chinese. The basic intent is that the development of this process of observation would later inform a process of design that would generate a …
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Temple Histories and Communities of Practice in Early Maya Society: Archaeological Investigations at Caobal, Petén, Guatemala
… This dissertation examines the history of temple construction and architectural changes at Caobal, a small center located near Ceibal in the Pasión region of Guatemala, to address questions about related social and political transformations during the Preclassic and Classic periods. The …
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Four Greco-Roman Era Temples of Near Eastern Fertility Goddesses: An Analysis of Architectural Tradition
… character or was partially or fully Hellenized. Temple architecture is an important part of Atargatis' cult which is often overlooked in the analysis of her cult. This thesis examines whether Atargatis' cult remained Oriental or became Hellenized by tracing the historical development of the …
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Antarctica: A Geography of the Sacred
… designs such as mandalas, labyrinths and temple architecture. Through a coincidence of geology, glaciology and plate tectonics, the topography of Antarctica echoes these designs almost perfectly - the coastal regions and southern ocean corresponding to the picturesque outer ring or …
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Cultural production and identity in colonial and post-colonial Madras, India
… for 'Indianness' and the post-modern thought in architecture is a paradoxical aspect of the recognition of the autonomy of architecture. In the contemporary India, the search for a 'Tamil' identity, may be perceived as an attempt to create a distinct, regional identity as opposed to the …
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Constructing Community: Tamil Merchant Temples in India and China, 850-1281
This dissertation studies premodern temple architecture, freestanding sculpted stones, and Tamil language inscriptions patronized by south Indian merchants in south India and China. Between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, Indian Ocean trade was at its apex, connecting populations on European …
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"The windows of heaven" : temple windows in the Hebrew Bible and in comparative ancient Near Eastern evidence.
The description of Solomon's Temple windows in 1 Kgs 6:4 includes obscure terminology and provides no explicit insight into the function or symbolism of the temple windows. In this dissertation, I examine 1 Kgs 6:4 in its textual and compositional context. Through comparative analysis and spatial …