The depictions of Buddha/Siddhartha Gautama have various depictions‚ postures and gestures in the regions of India and Southeastern Asia due to the different cultural and architectural influences of other civilizations over time. With every posture depicted of Buddah each contains a different hand gestures which are known as the Mudras. The seated Buddha from second century Gandhara or modern day Pakistan carved from gray schist and influenced by classic Greek culture. Together these mixture of culture
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The new Seven Wonders of the World were announced in July 2007. They are Taj Mahal of India‚ Christ Redeemer of Brazil‚ the Great Wall of China‚ Roman Colosseum of Italy‚ Petra of Jordan‚ Pyramid at Chichen Itza of Mexico‚ and Machu Picchu of Peru. The sites were selected on the basis of a tally of around 100 million votes cast by people around the world over the Internet and cell-phone text messages. These attractions were on the shortlist of 21 before the announcement of the results in a glittering
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always been considered the noblest form of art because of its association with the ‚ the Muslim holy book‚ which is written in Arabic. This preoccupation with beautiful writing extended to all arts including secular manuscripts; inscriptions on palaces; and those applied to metalwork‚ pottery‚ stone‚ glass‚ wood‚ and textiles and to non-Arabic-speaking peoples within the Islamic commonwealth whose languages such as Persian‚ Turkish‚ and Urdu were written in the Arabic script. Another characteristic
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sculpture‚ architecture and painting influenced the development of the arts long after the empire came to an end. Its stylistic hallmark is the ornate pillared Kalyanamantapa (marriage hall)‚ Vasanthamantapa (open pillared halls) and the Rayagopura (tower). Artisans used the locally available hard granite because of its durability since the kingdom was under constant threat of invasion. While the empire’s monuments are spread over the whole of Southern India‚ nothing surpasses the vast open air theatre
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cultural. The Quran also speaks of honoring our God. We have done so here by building extravagant mosques and gardens for worshiping. Also in our empire‚ we have the great Taj Mahal which was built by Emperor Babur in honor of his favorite wife who died in child labor. The extravagant gardens surrounding the Taj Mahal are nothing to ignore either; the neatly carved hedges‚ and water holes allow for peaceful worshiping of our God. These gardens are a model of the biblical account of the Garden
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(Welcome Room)‚ where once drums loudly heralded the arrival of the emperor and the Diwan-e-Am (Hall of Public Audience) resounded with the incantations of the people. Amazing‚ isn’t it? There’s more to see - Mumtaz Mahal‚ Rang Mahal (Palace of Colours)‚ Khas Mahal (Emperor’s Palace)‚ Diwan-e Khas (Hall of Private Audience)‚ the Hammam (bathing area) and Shah Burj. The fort has two main entrances - Delhi Gate and Lahore Gate. The latter get its name from the fact that it faces Lahore in Pakistan
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arts‚ the performing arts‚ poetry‚ prose and music. To be realistic I can only visit places on earth. There are the Seven ‚ and other‚ Wonders of the Earth such as the marvels of The Pyramids Of Egypt‚ The Great Wall Of China‚ The Taj Mahal‚ The Leaning Tower Of Pisa‚ The Colosseum Of Rome‚ Stonehenge in England and others.But by the time ordinary people can visit the moon‚ I will probably be very old or dead. Anyhow it would be quite an experience to walk on the moon. It is said that there
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UNIT 3 GARDEN DESIGN IN HISTORY Landscape and garden design in history Garden design in French Garden design in English Garden design in Japanese‚ Renaissance Garden design in Mughal “ ART IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS . HOWEVER NEW CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE A WORK OF ART WITHOUT ANTECEDENTS. THE CHALLENGE OF HISTORY IS NOT WHETHER IT SHOULD BE STUDIED‚ BUT RATHER THE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT IS CONSTANT AND THEREFORE ALIVE TODAY . ALL DESIGN
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example Bengaluru‚ Agra and Delhi. One very precious Stone called the Koh-I-Noor had belonged to India until the British took over the castle and seized the diamond for the Empress of India‚ Queen Victoria in 1877. Today you can see the Koh-I-Nor in the Tower of London. Still there are big rows over if India should have it or England. This picture shows the Koh-I-Noor. It is a 105 carat diamond‚ one of the biggest the world had ever seen. It was owned by a rich king this is only picture but the true story
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I would reside in the Indian culture because it is very interesting. Indians were civilized during the Harrapan culture which is a great thing. Indians are a group of very talented people who have great civilization‚ poetry‚ art work‚ and music. I enjoy the Indian music and like how it is so unique. For example‚ the raga genre seems so interesting because the artist can make the music any style they want and they can keep changing pitches as well. Raga seems significant like it is trying to tell
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