Karnath Architecture in Burma

Moments in Time
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-7757-4898-8
Verlag: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

The architecture in Burma represents a mixture of the country’s history, politics, natural assets, religion, and superstition. Despite some recent advances toward modernization, in architectural terms, centuries of relative seclusion have caused this country to remain something of a historical timeline. Burma’s resplendent temples, stately colonial edifices, and myriad of structures that comprise innumerable fishing and country villages provide an architectural window into the country’s diverse and oftentimes tumultuous history. The turbulence of the region, punctuated by dynastic squabbles, is perhaps best chronicled and understood by way of its architecture. The escalation of successional quarrels frequently resulted in new rulers packing up entire palaces and other structures and hauling these by elephant to establish a new seat of government or capital elsewhere. The vestiges of the old cities were for the most part simply left to the vicissitudes of nature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karnath, Lorie

Weitere Mitwirkende

Aechter, Hannes

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Cover
Copyright
Title Page
Content
PRELUDE
MOMENTS IN TIME
UNDER THE TEMPLE’S GOLDEN GLOW
Monasteries
Animistic influences
IN THE LAND OF GOLD AND RUBIES
EMERGENT LANDSCAPES
Moving the capital
LAYERS OF GOLD
Dedication