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Architecture In India - Term Papers

Architecture In India

During the twentieth century, the United States witnessed the carving of one of the greatest architectural phenomenon of the time, namely Mount Rushmore. It is here that workers painstakingly chiseled the faces of three presidents into the granite mountainside in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Although brilliant and awe inspiring, this type of rock carving was not new. In fact, this kind of architecture can be found on the Indian sub-continent dating back to the 4th century BC..
Originally, Indian artists began carving trees (wood) with religious themes, all of which are now entirely lost. Around the 3rd century BC, they began to carve into the walls of caves creating rock-cut ...

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appear to be synonymous with ancient India alone.
The reason why this type of architecture began in India is believed to be a result of the religion, beliefs and culture of India during this ancient time. The people of ancient India had a great belief in the gods and had many assumptions about the world. Their primary belief was that everything worked as a single process, that is, change and perfection, time and eternity, existence and transcendence were one.1 It is this belief that made the artist realize that art cannot be separated from nature, nor could that the work of art be separated from eternity. By carving stone, caves and mountainsides, the artists were fusing nature and eternity with the powerful art of their day thereby glorifying the mystery in these conflicts.
With the advent of Buddhism came the first historical period of this type of Indian architecture. The Indian king Asoka (250 BC) gave imperial patronage to Buddha and had many monuments built for ...

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Added: 6/13/2005 09:20:10 PM
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