| Reference # | 252 | State Party | India | Region | Asia-Pacific | | | | | Location in western Uttar Pradesh‚ India | . The Taj Mahal : ताज महल‚ from Persian/Urdu: تاج محل "crown of palaces; also "the Taj"[2]) is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra‚ India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife‚Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s
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archaic kouroi‚ mainly athlete figures‚ are thus regularly shown ’at ease’‚ one leg relaxed‚ with a complementary shift in the shoulders‚ and the whole emphasized by contrasts of rigid and relaxed in limbs. The new style is best expressed in the Parthenon marbles of about 450-435 BC but there was a preceding style of some importance - the Early Classical‚ sometimes called the Severe Style‚ which is exemplified in the sculptures for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Here the figures are mainly lifelike but drapery
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is mostly marble‚ except for the ceiling. One main room opens at the center‚ surrounded by multiple recesses on all sides. The cathedral design does not allow for much daylight to enter through the stain glass windows. Light comes from small lamps suspended from the ceiling‚ which also lights the recesses. Some of the recesses along the side of the cathedral contain steps leading to private chapels or sculptures of saints. The crossed-ribbed vaults support the vast ceiling. Thin marble pillars give
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visually stimulating. It is made of white and grey marble. The Arch in reality contains three separate arches‚ with a large central arch and the two on either side being more narrow and short. These two smaller arches are known as fornixes. Between the arches are four Corinthian-style columns‚ with one on either extreme end‚ and the other two between the inner side of each fornix and the outer sides of the main arch. These columns are a different kind of marble‚ and have a more yellow hue. Each column has
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Most of the building and planning of the Akropolis took place in the High Classical period of art history‚ Between 450 and 400 BCE. The High Classical period was also called “The Golden Age” of Greek art‚ many art historians consider this period a peak of artistic refinement‚ although it was also a period of conflict between Athens and Sparta‚ which caused great destruction (Text 127). As well as many wars with Persia that destroyed the Akropolis multiple times (Text 128-129). The Akropolis‚ meaning
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cultural museums like Asian Civilisations Museum and see Hindu Festivals like Deepavali (row of lights) and Ratha Yatra (Chariot Journey) which are celebrated in India and Indian dominated areas like Little India‚ Singapore. The beautiful lighting and dancing for these festivals attract tourists to take photos to bring
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classical art of antiquity was recaptured . I started with a marble sculpture by Tullio Lombardo from 1490 which was the start of the High Renaissance. The artists that I chose are Tullio Lombardo‚ Michelangelo‚ Lorenzetto‚ Bandinelli‚ Cellini‚ and Domenico Poggini. I ended the timeline with a marble sculpture by Domenico Poggini from 1554‚ which was around the end of the High Renaissance. I choose marble sculptures from this period because marble has a surface‚ once carved‚ that adds realism to these
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Looking At Art Part One [pic] • Nataraja‚ Shiva as the King of Dance • Unknown Artist • India • South India Chola period (900-13th Century) • 11th century • Bronze • 111.50 x 101.65 cm (43 7/8 x 40 inches) • Cleveland Museum of Art • Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund‚ 1930.331 Shiva as Nataraja‚ Lord of Dance‚ at once destroys and re-creates the universe. Based on the rhythmic‚ graceful postures of classical Indian dance‚ the
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obvious in the columns being a major part of the way‚ for the Greek architect was built originating in wood and evolving into stone‚ all elaboratively carved by hand. The stone of choice for building was limestone then protected by a layer of marble dust or white marble. (Cartwright‚ 2013) The evolution of the columns in the ancient world was classified in
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The pediment‚ which is now blank‚ used to be decorated with a relief sculpture made out of bronze. There are also drill holes in the pediment‚ which suggest that a crest or symbol of some sort was attached on to it. Inside the Pantheon is a dome that has a perfect spherical shape. In the centre of this dome is an opening with a symmetrical circular shape known as the ‘oculus’‚ which is sometimes also referred to as “Great Eye”. Reasons why these features of architecture were chosen: The meaning
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