Foreign Ancient Architecture: Twenty Lectures - Illustrated Treasure Edition

Author: Chen Zhihua
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: To talk about European architecture, one must start with ancient Greece. The perfect representation of ancient Greek architectural style is the Acropolis of Athens. The great achievements of ancient Roman architecture were due to its arch and vault structures, as the craftsmen of that time were already adept at concrete technology. Gothic architecture with pointed roofs is scattered throughout France and Germany, while Byzantine stained glass mosaics make them colorful. The Sphinx guards the Great Pyramid of Khafre; Angkor Wat lies hidden in the dense forest for three hundred years, with more than 300 exquisite images, making it even more valuable for collection! This book is divided into two parts. The first part mainly discusses Europe, and the second part mainly discusses Asia, along with ancient Egypt in Africa. Europe entered the Christian world after the late Roman period, while Asia is the world of Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Different civilizations produced different religions, and the differences in religion further reinforced the differences in civilizations. Religion plays an important role in the regional and national characteristics of architecture. In many cases, religious architecture often represents the highest achievements of a nation's technology and art. Therefore, these two parts can almost be distinguished by different religious architectures. This book is presented in the form of lectures, basically following the chronological order of history, introducing foreign architecture before the beginning of the 19th-century new architectural movement. The entire book consists of 20 lectures, divided into two parts. It is not a complete history of architecture but selects key topics to discuss, presenting a social and cultural background reflected in architecture from a different perspective, allowing readers to see how architecture has evolved over history.