round dome makes up a concrete structure and Corinthian columns made of granite rise up to one hundred and twenty-one feet wide‚ massive and weighted down looking from the outside but inside space and openness like the gothic style. The Chartres Cathedral‚ uses the rib vault which allows a thin stream line look and not the need for the heavy weighted walls as the Pantheon. Use of a rib vault allowed for large gaps in the walls and did not jeopardize the soundness of the structure‚ and stain glass
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MAJAYJAY‚ LAGUNA (MAHAYHAY) LOCATION Majayjay is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna‚ Philippines. It is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw‚ and stands 1‚000 feet above sea level. It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Manila‚ and bounded by the municipality of Magdalena on the north‚ by Lucban in Quezon province on the south‚ by Luisiana on the east‚ and by Liliw on the west. According to the latest census‚ it has a population of 24‚791. Majayjay is politically subdivided
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Influences of Spanish Architecture in Mexico Spanish expeditions conducted during the seventh and eighteenth century has brought a variety of architectural and artistic influences to the different indigenous regions of the New Americas. It is documented that "the Architecture of Mexico began with the Spanish conquest of the country." (Mullen‚ 18) The architecture of Mexico has exhibited much richness and wealth‚ has displayed the political and religious conditions of the time‚ and has showed off
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Discuss the influence of John Ruskin on architecture in the British Isles in 19th Century * Introduction * Born on 8th February 1819 and was leading English art critic of Victorian Era. * Also an art patron‚ draughtsman‚ water colourist and philanthropist. * His writing styles and literary forms were varied; penning essays and treatises‚ poetry and lectures‚ letters and even a fairy tale. * His elaborate style that characterised his earliest writing on art was later
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a) Based on the Tourism Model‚ identify the factors and conditions that result in the popularity of travel and tourism destinations such as Australia‚ Thailand and France. An integrated model of tourism provides an overview of the various stakeholders and forces that foster and shape the tourism industry. The tourism model is categorized into four main bands namely‚ Tourism Public / Travelers‚ Tourism Promoters‚ Tourism Suppliers and External Environment. In this report‚ the tourism model will
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When people think about the medieval period‚ they tend to think about the knights in shining armor‚ crusades‚ castles‚ and kings; however‚ there was more to the medieval period than just this. There are also the buildings that housed these great nobles and the men who influenced their design. The designs for these buildings did no simply materialize out of thin air. These ideas evolved from concepts derived from various cultures. The interaction between the feudal system and the architecture of the
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History and Theory II 26th November 2012 Module 5047AR 26 November 2012 History and Theory II Giovanni Battista Piranesi and his writings exerted a huge influence on many contemporary and later designers and architects. Briefly outline Piranesi’s main works and account for the effect they had on others. ‘I need to produce great ideas‚ and I believe that if I were commissioned to design a new universe‚ I would me mad enough to
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Then 1 From the rise of ancient Greece until the fall of the Roman Empire‚ great buildings were constructed according to precise rules. The Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius‚ who lived during first century BC‚ believed that builders should use mathematical principles when constructing temples. "For without symmetry and proportion no temple can have a regular plan‚" Vitruvius wrote in his famous treatise De Architectura. (www.historyguide/architecture.org) There is a comparison that can be made
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During the Renaissance‚ many exquisite arts and inventions were created. This includes the famous statue‚ Crucifix‚ by Filippo Brunelleschi. Made in 1410‚ Crucifix reflects the numerous changes of the Renaissance‚ like symmetry and realism‚ through cleverly placed features giving the statue balance. The way the curve of the eyebrows and nose perfectly align with the belly button and big right toe seems to almost split the statue in two. Symmetry and balance were important back during the Renaissance
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The Bernward Doors are the two leaves of a pair of Ottonian or Romanesque bronze doors in Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany. This art work was commissioned by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim. The doors show relief images from the Bible‚ scenes from the Book of Genesis on the left door and from the life of Jesus on the right door. These are
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