Architecture in Burma
Moments in Time
Autor*in: Karnath, Lorie
Reihe: E-Books
Jahr: 2013
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 224 S.
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- The architecture in Burma represents a mixture of the country's history, politics, natural assets, religion, and superstition. Despite some recent advances toward modernization, in architectural terms, centuries of relative seclusion have caused this country to remain something of a historical timeline. Burma's resplendent temples, stately colonial edifices, and myriad of structures that comprise innumerable fishing and country villages provide an architectural window into the country's diverse and oftentimes tumultuous history. The turbulence of the region, punctuated by dynastic squabbles, is perhaps best chronicled and understood by way of its architecture. The escalation of successional quarrels frequently resulted in new rulers packing up entire palaces and other structures and hauling these by elephant to establish a new seat of government or capital elsewhere. The vestiges of the old cities were for the most part simply left to the vicissitudes of nature.
- Lorie Karnath ist eine enge Freundin der Familie von Prof. Gustav Born. Sie ist Beraterin wissenschaftlicher Institutionen in Deutschland und Amerika, Board-Mitglied der National Foundation for Cancer Research und Repräsentantin des Komitees für die Nobelpreisträgertreffen in Lindau.
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Titel: Architecture in Burma
Reihe: E-Books
Autor*in: Karnath, Lorie
Verlag: Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH
ISBN: 9783775735476
Kategorie: Sachmedien & Ratgeber, Kunst, Kultur & Medien, Architektur
Dateigröße: 68 MB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage