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India / Hindu Architecture Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers Architecture Ancient Egyptian Architecture - Architecture General Resources - Art Deco Architecture - Art Nouveau Architecture - Aztec Architecture - Baroque Architecture - Byzantine Architecture - Classical Architecture - Classical / Traditional Chinese Architecture - Classical / Traditional Japanese Architecture - Corporate Modern Architecture - Gothic Architecture - Inca Architecture - India / Hindu Architecture - Islamic Architecture - Korean Architecture ( classical ) - Maya Architecture - Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian Architecture - Modern Architecture - Neolithic / Prehistoric Architecture - Renaissance Architecture - Romanesque Architecture - Russian Traditional Architecture - Victorian Architecture Ancient Indian Architecture __ "Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to the sub-continent,..." A good overview. - illustrated - From crystalinks.com - http://www.crystalinks.com/indiarchitecture.html Hindu Architecture 01 __ A couple of click-to-read articles. - illustrated - From architectureweek.com - http://www.architectureweek.com/topics/hindu-01.html Hindu Architecture - Great Buildings Online __ You will find images and basic information about each. - illustrated - From Great Buildings Online - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/hindu.html Hindu temple architecture __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_temple_architecture
Manas: Culture, Architecture of India __ "Though the Indus Valley sites of Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, and Lothal provide substantial evidence of extensive town planning, the beginnings of Indian architecture are more properly to be dated to the advent of Buddhism in India, in the reign of Ashoka (c. 270-232), and the construction of Buddhist monasteries and stupas." You will find architectural history and more in this extensive overview. - illustrated - from UCLA - http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Archit/Archit.html Vishwakarma - Hindu God of Architecture __ "Vishwakarma is the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. Son of Brahma, he is the divine draftsman of the whole universe,..." - From about.com - http://hinduism.about.com/od/godsgoddesses/p/vishwakarma.htm
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