Luis Barragan states‚ “Architecture is an art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well-being.” This statement is more vividly conveyed through a cross-cultural analysis of two of the most well-known architectural structures of their era‚ Old Saint Peter’s Basilica‚ located in Rome‚ Italy‚ ca. 319‚ and Hagia Sophia‚ located in Constantinople‚ Turkey (Istanbul)‚ 532-537. The architectural style of Old St. Peter’s and Hagia
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The similarities and differences between the Islamic and Jewish religion are: Similar Beliefs They believe there is no god but God‚ Muslim’s know Him by the name “Allah”‚ the root of this name is found throughout the Torah. It was Allah‚ the all merciful‚ who created and sustains the universe. In Judaism and Islam Adam was the first prophet and he followed a religion Muslims called Islam and that Jews call the Sheva Mitzvot Bnei Noach. Up until Moses this was the religion all of the prophets were
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Although the purpose of pagan temples and Christian churches happens to be the same‚ simply a dwelling place of God or gods‚ there are numerous differences between these structures. Although many of differences happen to consist of architectural aspects within these buildings‚ the most important was in the transition that occurred in shift from the restricted temples‚ to the public worship within Christian churches. The pagan temples housed within their walls statues of the gods to whom they
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The Influences of Islamic Culture towards Architecture I. Introduction Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religions style from the foundation of Islam to present day. Most of the building is influenced by Islamic element with variety of style in which are Persian style‚ Indo-Islamic style and Indonesian-Malay style. II. Body A. The first style of Islamic culture that influences the architecture is Persian style. 1. Persian style can be identified
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“Studying Islamic Architecture: Challenges and Perspectives” deals with a basic question that ‘why is western architecture always given more importance in practical and theory as compare d to that of Islamic architecture’? The article very well talks about the issue of western architecture being more important than the Islamic architecture. The article talks about both the pros and cons of the argument discussed above. The article also analyses why the two that is western architecture and Islamic architecture
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unreinforced concrete dome to this date. Santarpia‚ G. M. (2011‚ September). roman architecture. Retrieved from http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/roman_architecture.htm 2. What features did Early Christian architects take from Roman builders‚ and what new techniques did they develop? Discuss specific features from three buildings. The features that the Early Christian architects took from Roman builders were the arches and domes. But with new techniques they
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Changes Between the Islam and Christian Regions The post-classical time period‚ 600 CE to 1450 CE‚ was a period of innovation and construction. This period was crucial to the shaping of our current society‚ each region was extremely diverse‚ but had homogenous characteristics. Such regions would be the Islamic world and the Christian world. Each of these distinctive regions were located at distant locations both exceedingly impactful‚ and having their own separate patterns of activity. Between both
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Content Introduction 1 How Islamic banking system is different from conventional one? 1 Maintenance of CRR/SLR: 4 Project appraisal and evaluation: 4 Basis for collection of deposit 5 Moral Dimension 5 Emphasis on Productivity as compared to credit worthiness 5 Scope of the activities: 6 Guarantee for deposit: 6 Distributive justice and economic stability: 7 Allocate Efficiency: 7 Stability of banking system: 8 Growth of the banking
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paper‚ Got a C+ on it. 3-4 when double spaced. Said there was some grammer mistakes Greek Architecture Greek architecture has been noted as some of the world’s finest buildings known to man kind. Such as the Parthenon‚ and the temples they built to their Gods‚ have been studied over for many years. The way these structures were built is fascinating. The Three Greek Orders of Architecture Greek architecture is broken down into three orders. These orders were determined by the way that the top or
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Teri Wilson March 1‚ 2010 Professor Hollinger Module 5 JEWISH‚ EARLY CHRISTIAN‚ BYZANTINE AND ISLAMIC ART Every religion has its own approach to art and architecture. An assessment between different traditions can offer an illuminating insight into the varying religious outlooks and theologies. Architecture‚ as well as art‚ is influenced by a number of forces in society‚ in the environment‚ in the psychology of the people who produce it‚ and in different institutions. It is an expression of inner
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