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    These pyramids took place in the Third Dynasty during 2630-2575 BC. King Djoser commissioned this monumental architecture in Egypt. The designer was Djoser’s prime minister‚ Ihotep‚ whose name is inscribed on a statue at the site. The purpose was to hold his mummified body. The Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser’s at Saqqara arose as a traditional‚ flat-roofed mastaba‚ although in 2611 B.C.‚ by the end of his nineteen-year reign‚ it had risen to six stepped layers and stood two hundred and four feet

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    BAÜ FBE Dergisi Cilt:9‚ Sayı:1‚ 3-18 Temmuz 2007 Type and typology in architectural discourse Yasemin Đ. GÜNEY* Balıkesir University Faculty of Architecture and Engineering‚ Department of Architecture Çağış BALIKESĐR Abstract Typology is the comparative study of physical or other characteristics of the built environment into distinct types. In this paper‚ the historical transformation of type and typology concepts since the Enlightenment has been examined in three developing stages based

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    Firstly they are both Christian churches‚ so they were made to worship Jesus Christ as the lord and savior. They are both located in northern Europe ; the Chartres in Chartres‚ France as it is named after the town‚ and then the Saint-Foy in Conques‚ France. Both of them were undertakings in which they were paid for by the leaders of the cities they reside in. They both are very much a part of the towns they are in‚ whereas there are building and houses right next to the churches. They were both built

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    Difference between Logical & Physical Design of a Network When we look at the differences between logical design and physical design of a network it is easy to think of it as the logical as the functional part and physical as the seeing it part. With that stated there is more to this than just the functional and seeing parts. In order to understand the differences from one to the other‚ we need more information. In the following paragraphs I will try to outline what makes up the differences between

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    Teri Wilson March 1‚ 2010 Professor Hollinger Module 5 JEWISH‚ EARLY CHRISTIAN‚ BYZANTINE AND ISLAMIC ART Every religion has its own approach to art and architecture. An assessment between different traditions can offer an illuminating insight into the varying religious outlooks and theologies. Architecture‚ as well as art‚ is influenced by a number of forces in society‚ in the environment‚ in the psychology of the people who produce it‚ and in different institutions. It is an expression of inner

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    The advantages the church took of people in medieval times The Medieval Church played a far greater role in Medieval England than the Church does today. In Medieval England‚ the Church dominated everybody’s life. All Medieval people - be they village peasants or towns people - believed that God‚ Heaven and Hell all existed. From the very earliest of ages‚ the people were taught that the only way they could get to Heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church let them. Everybody would have been terrified

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    attended the evening services of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston Mosque on Friday‚ February 27. As I drove up to the building‚ I noticed that it was gated and there were quite a few trespassing signs. On one particular gate‚ I noticed that there was a sign written in Arabic. The parking lot of the building was extremely small as was the building itself. I noticed that within the parking lot there were numerous cabs. The color of the mosque was beige. While the mosque was only a one-story building

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    Is the architectural design of modern homes slowly changing back to the architectural design of castles in the Middle Ages? If design of homes is changing back to design of castles is it a reflection on our society that castles of the Middle Ages were built primarily for defense. Does this mean that as a society we are tying to pull away from each other? There are many similar characteristics and features between modern homes and castles that are incorporated into the design specifically for defense

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    but the primary choice for the United States continues to be GAAP‚ whose standards are established and maintained by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Although both systems have many similarities‚ there are a variety of significant differences that have a great impact on how reporting amounts are calculated and reported to the general public. Despite these sizable distinctions‚ there have been great strides in convincing the United States and other countries to gradually convert to IFRS

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    Badshahi Mosque | Built by the last of Great Mughals‚ Aurganzeb‚ it is among the largest mosques in the world.  No doubt Aurangzeb‚ well-known for his piety‚ was fulfilling an urge to pay the most impressive tribute to God in the form of a grand mosque. Inspired by the Jamia Mosque of Delhi and Agra‚ which predate it‚ the Badshahi Mosque is even more massive than they are. Aurangzeb entrusted the mosque to Fidai Khan Koka. Above the arched entrance are many small turrets of red sandstone and marble

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