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#History/#Art thread – From my recent trip to Madurai/Tirunelveli. On Jain sites (some with a rich history dating back to at least the 3rd cent. BCE), early Pandyan rock-cut cave temples (7th-8th cent. CE) & the amazing Vettuvan koil.
Pic: Mahavira (~8 cent CE), Kizhakuyilkudi
Pic: Mahavira (~8 cent CE), Kizhakuyilkudi
Before I start on the places, the history around all this is fascinating & splits opinion. Is it apt to call the script Tamili/Tamil Brahmi? Did it develop independently in the Tamil country/come with the Jain monks from the north? Were 8,000 Jains actually impaled in Madurai?>
>Were the Saivites overaggressive in promoting their faith? Shall only be happy to discuss on these separately (unless it gets too long/irrational). And I’m not posting every inscription from the places here, despite their importance. Again, shall be happy to discuss them.
#UofT is home to some of best architecture in #Toronto, says @globeandmail architecture critic & @uoftalumni @alexbozikovic.
Here are 5 buildings he highlights from the downtown campus in "Toronto Architecture: A City Guide".
uoft.me/city-guide
Here are 5 buildings he highlights from the downtown campus in "Toronto Architecture: A City Guide".
uoft.me/city-guide
1. John P. #Robarts Research Library @uoftlibraries
Ronald Thom called Robarts Library a “dictionary of architectural miseries,” but in the 50 years since it was built, "Fort Book" has inspired new appreciation. @Fisher_Library “is one of the best modernist spaces in the city."
Ronald Thom called Robarts Library a “dictionary of architectural miseries,” but in the 50 years since it was built, "Fort Book" has inspired new appreciation. @Fisher_Library “is one of the best modernist spaces in the city."
2. @rotmanschool
@alexbozikovic calls it “a fascinating assemblage." Bruce Kuwabara, @KPMBarchitects told @RotmanMgmtMag that it “takes the school to another level in an urban context, in a creative city,” while providing the space and resources for 21st-century classrooms.
@alexbozikovic calls it “a fascinating assemblage." Bruce Kuwabara, @KPMBarchitects told @RotmanMgmtMag that it “takes the school to another level in an urban context, in a creative city,” while providing the space and resources for 21st-century classrooms.
So, the #DExEU #Brexit Impact Assessments have been published.
#Architecture is covered by Construction, Creative industries and Professional & Business Services.
Very light on detail, no analysis, no conclusions...
parliament.uk/business/commi…
#Architecture is covered by Construction, Creative industries and Professional & Business Services.
Very light on detail, no analysis, no conclusions...
parliament.uk/business/commi…
Interesting that these documents are released just before Christmas when nobody is following the news in so much detail. They definitely don't live up to the hype of the immense level of detail that @DavidDavisMP previously implied.
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Depiction of a temple having a dome and entrance framed within a 'pointed arch'
Dated: ~1-3rd century CE
Entrance is likely derived from arched torana with concentric arches, space between them is beautifully decorated with scrollwork and floral patterns. #Gandhara
Dated: ~1-3rd century CE
Entrance is likely derived from arched torana with concentric arches, space between them is beautifully decorated with scrollwork and floral patterns. #Gandhara
Dome of the temple was capped by Kalasha.
Fortunately there are various temples same features which survived the wrath of Islamic invaders. See the one in below link
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In the above temple, we can see the space for similar projected door frame.
Fortunately there are various temples same features which survived the wrath of Islamic invaders. See the one in below link
Link: m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…
In the above temple, we can see the space for similar projected door frame.
Head of Skanda, Peshawar
Dated: ~2-3rd century CE
Dated: ~2-3rd century CE
The city of DOMINION, created in ink & cardboard by the Canadian cartoonist Seth. More here: flickr.com/photos/1324410… #comics #architecture
The burgeoning cyberpunk megalopolis of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in THE SURFACE by @aleskot and @LangdonFoss. #comics #architecture
Retro futurism, German expressionism, and art deco noir: the metropolis of Radiant City in Dean Motter's MISTER X. #comics #architecture
