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Villages in India have features such as courtyards, loggias, terraces and balconies. [125] Calico, chintz, and palampore—of Indian origin—highlight the assimilation of Indian textiles in global interior design. [128] Roshandans, which are skylights-cum-ventilators, are a common feature in Indian homes, especially in North India. [129] [130]
Torana Gate is a torana (a type of gateway) in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2] The gate is a gift from the Government of India to Malaysia, as a mark of continued friendship between the two countries. [3] It was influenced by Hindu and Buddhist architecture of the Indian subcontinent.
The tenons of the gates at Balawat were sheathed with bronze (now in the British Museum). These doors or gates were hung in two leaves, each about 2.54 m (100 in) wide and 8.2 m (27 ft) high; they were encased with bronze bands or strips, 25.4 cm (10.0 in) high, covered with repoussé decoration of figures. The wood doors would seem to have ...
Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal complex at Agra, India. The Taj Mahal represents the finest and most sophisticated example of Indo-Islamic architecture.Its origins lie in the moving circumstances of its commission and the culture and history of an Islamic Mughal empire's rule of large parts of India.
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The entrance gate, usually painted vermilion and with copper door knockers on it, is usually at the southeastern corner. Normally, there is a screen wall (影壁, yǐngbì) inside the gate for privacy. Superstition holds that it also protects the house from evil spirits. A pair of stone lions are often placed outside the gate. Some large ...
Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century. No single style is dominant. [1] Contemporary architects work in several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech architecture and new references and interpretations of traditional architecture [2] [3] to highly conceptual forms and designs, resembling sculpture on an enormous scale.
Sophomore wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr., one of the top skill-position targets in the transfer portal, is headed to Auburn to catch passes from Jackson Arnold.