Facile Architecture

ISKCON TEMPLE, DELHI Shri Radha Parthasartha Mandir Shri Radha Parthasatha Mandir Photo by: Mitu B Location:                                    Hare Krishna Hill, East of Kailash, New Delhi Approach:     By air-                             17 KM (Indira Gandhi International Airport) By railway station-         5 KM (Nizamuddin Railway Station) By metro-                        1.6 KM(Nehru Palace Metro) Project size:                               ...

The temple gives the impression of a half-open lotus flower, afloat, surrounded by its leaves. Each component of the temple is repeated nine times.  The temple complex, as seen from the layout, consists of the main house of worship; the ancillary block which houses the reception center, the library and the administrative building; and the restrooms block.  The temple proper comprises a basement to accommodate the electrical and plumbing components, and a lotus-shaped superstructure to house the assembly area. All around the lotus are walkways with beautiful curved balustrades, bridges and stairs, which surround the nine pools representing the floating leaves of the lotus. Apart from serving an obvious aesthetic function, the pools also help ventilate the building. The lotus, as seen from outside, has three sets of leaves or petals, all of which are made out of thin concrete shells. The outermost set of nine petals, called the 'entrance leaves', open outwards and form the nine ...

  The Ancient temples of Kalachuri Group are a cluster of forgotten temples located at the pilgrim town of Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh (Central India). They were built by the last distinguished ruler of Kalachuri dynasty, King Karna deva during 11 th century. Origin of River Narmada: History of Area and its significance The history of Amarkantak dates back to 8th century AD when Adi Shankaracharya built a Surya Kund (pool) to signify the origin of holy River Narmada . The glory of river Narmada is well described in Matsya Purana , which is a composite work containing materials from ancient times to the middle of the 13th century. Chapter 22, 103-112 and 180 are relevant for the study of tirtha (here, holy places along the river). [1] History of King Karna deva and Kalachuris of Tripuri The Indian dynasty of Kalachuris ruled from 7th to 13th century in Central India predominantly the Chedi region and Tripuri being its glorious capital. Their lineage rose to pow...

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A contemporary building based on archaic notion of the cosmos. Jawahar Kala Kendra is an arts and crafts center located in the city of Jaipur. The center is important not because of the nomenclature but its close association with the city of Jaipur itself. The center was built in the year 1986 and the construction completed in 1991. The place has an amazing interplay of light , shadow and colors, evoking emotions in the user and invite him to move further. The high walls with no fenestration in the  facade makes the building enclosed and it does not open up to the city. 

The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy, western civilization and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.

The Bridhadeeshvara Temple at Tanjavur built by Rajaraja the Great and the Brihadisvara at Gangai- kondacholapuram erected by his son Rajendra I. They were visited by Saiva and Vaisnava saints. • Hard stones of various qualities, like granite etc. went into their construction. A number of earlier brick and timber structures were renovated in stone. • The whole temple stands on a bold ornate basement covered all over with inscriptions. • A prominent molding divides the lower part of the vimana wall into two storeys. Pilasters and niches containing statues decorate the exterior walls of each storey. • The famous Chola frescoes, a fine gallery with great artistic merit and iconographic interest, cover the rest of the walls. • The upper passage contains a series of a hundred and eight sculptured panels on its inner walls, all finished with relief sculpture expect the 27. • Besides sculpture and painting, long and well-inscribed epigraphs provide interesting information about th...