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History, By Architecture, Blog#04 Kathmandu Durbar Square History, Architecture and Culture. Kathmandu Durbar Square stands as one of the most vivid architectural palimpsests in South Asia, where layers of political power, religious devotion, and artisanal evolution converge. Once the royal seat of the Malla and later the Shah kings of Nepal, the square is less […]
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History, By Architecture, Blog#02-b The Stepwell of India- Surya Kund in Modhera India’s Architectural Marvels The Surya Kund in Modhera, northern Gujarat, next to the Sun Temple, built by King Bhima I in 1026 to honour the sun god Surya. It’s actually a tank (kund means reservoir or pond) rather than a well, but displays
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History, by Architecture, Blog#02-a The Stepwell of India- Rani Ki Vav India’s Architectural Marvels A millennium ago, stepwells were fundamental to life in the driest parts of India. Although many have been neglected, recent restoration has returned them to their former glory. Richard Cox travelled to north-western India to document these spectacular monuments from a
History, by Architecture, Blog#02 Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara The Pyramid of Gaza is not the 1st Pyramid! http://Photo by Hugo Sykes: https://www.pexels.com/photo/pyramid-of-djoser-saqqara-egypt-10998833/ Whenever we think of Pyramids we instantly think of the Pyramids of Gaza! But did you know, the Pyramids of Gaza isn’t the first pyramid in the world! The first ever Pyramid was
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History, By Architecture, Blog#01 The tower of Babel, The first High-Rise?? Myth or truth! By Александр Михальчук – https://www.artmajeur.com/en/mikhalchyk2110/artworks/12543434/the-tower-of-babel-big, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94444289 In the year 2000-2200 BEC after the great flood, in Mesopotemian civilization, it is said that people attempted to build a tower to reach the Heavens which would be the first
