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Monumental Entrance to Gandharan Buddhist Architecture
The article presents a series of pieces excavated by the ISMEO Italian Archaeological Mission in two Buddhist sacred areas in Swat (Pakistan). The pieces are chosen for their connection to the theme of monumental entrances of cultic buildings.
Olivieri, Luca M., Iori, Elisa
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The earliest adobe monumental architecture in the Americas. [PDF]
SignificanceThis study documents the previously unrecognized technological evolution of pre-Hispanic Andean adobe bricks, the central component of this region’s millennia-long earthen architectural tradition. Multidisciplinary geoarchaeological research in northern Peru shows that the earliest known standing adobe brick architecture in the Andes dates ...
Mauricio AC +6 more
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Currently in Russia the development of church architecture poses many problems associated with the revival of the national school of monumental religious painting.
Tatiana V. Klimkina
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Spanishness and Race in North American Monumental Architecture
The representation of Spain, and Spanishness in general, at sites of collective identity in the United States and Canada requires scholarly attention. Many monuments, which range from statues and museums to capitol buildings and national parks, continue ...
Lauren Beck
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Lime Production in the Late Chalcolithic Period: The Case of Arslantepe (Eastern Anatolia)
Plaster and mortar samples from Arslantepe (Turkey) hold potential to provide unique information about the lime production and adhibition during the Late Chalcolithic period (4th millennium BCE).
Silvano Mignardi +7 more
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Medieval Islamic objects and the architecture of the mind [PDF]
This review examines the monograph of Margaret Graves, Arts of Allusion, which offers a nuanced argument about visual representation in a disparate group of portable objects dating to between the ninth and thirteenth centuries and created in the ...
Matt Saba
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Introduction: Throughout the years, numerous factors have contributed to the formation of city identity, urban fabric, and architecture. These factors include inspirations from various civilizations and religious influences.
Tamara Kelly
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The evocative venue of the Monumental Complex Real Belvedere of San Leucio in Caserta hosted, from the 11th to the 13th of May, the international conference Beyond All Limits promoted by the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design of the ...
Alice Palmieri
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The purpose of the study: To consider how monumental architecture, in particular memorial buildings, reflected the changes in society associated with the adoption of Islam in the Golden Horde and ties with other Muslim states.
Zilivinskaya E.D.
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Holy Trinity Cathedral in Ekaterinburg: The Temple Art Synthesis. Selected Murals [PDF]
The article is devoted to the problem of synthesis of architecture and monumental painting on the example of the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Ekaterinburg.
Natalia N. Vanchugova
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