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The document discusses how architecture can be used to recognize different cultures. It provides examples of key features of Islamic architecture like domes and minarets, and Hindu architecture as heavily decorated with towers and open spaces. Cultures in deserts are often nomadic, while those by rivers are ancient, permanent, and continually build upon themselves. Buddhists in the north live simply and quietly while jungle cultures of the south decorate colorfully and noisily. India is described as a land of extremes between rich and poor, modern and traditional, religions, landscapes, and more.
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- 1. How can we recognise different „Cultures? By studying the architecture, we can recognise certain themes or „typical features”… for example….
- 2. Islamic Architecture is clean, symmetrical, uses domes and minarets……
- 3. Whereas „Hindu” architecture is often heavily decorated, and uses towers and open spaces
- 4. The cultures of the deserts are often nomadic…
- 5. Whereas by the great rivers, these cultures are ancient and permanent, and forever building on top of each other, fighting for space
- 6. The Buddhists of the north live in simple, quiet settlements to match their lifestyle….
- 7. Whereas the jungle cultures of the south are colourful and noisy, and decorate their buildings as wildly as they can
- 8. India is a country of „binary opposites”, or extremes…. Such as: Rich/Poor: The rich are very rich, the poor are some of the poorest in the world Modern and traditional Hinduism and Islam (as well as thousands of other religions Mountain and desert City and Jungle… can you think of any more? How does a country become so extreme???