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Sirpur Group of Monuments are an archaeological and tourism site containing Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments from the 5th to 12th centuries in Mahasamund district of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. [1] Located near an eponymous village, it is 78 kilometres (48 mi) east of Raipur, the capital of the state. [2]
Universities and colleges in Chhattisgarh (6 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Chhattisgarh" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The house is seen as an outstretched body, and can be addressed like a living being. A wharenui (literally 'big house' alternatively known as meeting houses, whare rūnanga or whare whakairo (literally "carved house") is a communal house generally situated as the focal point of a marae. The present style of wharenui originated in the early to ...
Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and secular building styles had taken on forms, with great regional variation, which they largely retain even after some forceful changes brought about by the arrival of first Islam, and then Europeans.
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Bastar wooden crafts are traditional Indian wooden crafts that are manufactured in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state, India. The wood-crafting work has been protected under the Geographical indication (GI) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. It is listed at item 84 as "Bastar ...
The homes are commonly referred to as gnome homes, mushroom houses, or Hobbit houses. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] His door, window, roof and fireplace designs were very distinct because of his use of curved lines. Young's goal was to show that a small stone house could be as impressive as a castle.
The Neah Bay Cultural Center of the Makah Nation in Washington State is built with cedar planks to reflect the traditional longhouses on their reservation. The Native American Student Center at Oregon State University is another example of contemporary longhouse construction, with its design symbolizing the close-knit community aspects of ...