Article - Sacred Places: Sacred Sites, Places And Temples In India
In India we find the oldest continually operating pilgrimage tradition in the entire world. The practice of pilgrimage in India is so dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proportion Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Proportion Architecture - Sacred Proportions
Among the Cistercians, Gothic, Renaissance, Egyptian, Semitic, Babylonian, Arab, Greek and Roman traditions; the harmonic proportions, hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baroque Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Baroque Architecture - In Italy And France
The sacred architecture of the baroque was mainly influenced by Italy, especially Rome and the paradigm of the basilica with crossed dome...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilica Of The Sacré Cœur: Encyclopedia - Basilica Of The Sacré Cœur
The Basilica of the Sacré Cœur (Basilique du Sacré Cœur, "Basilica of the Sacred Heart") is a Parisian Roman Catholic church and land...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Pilgrimage In Ancient Europe - Megalithic And Celtic Sacred Space
For many thousands of years our ancestors have been visiting and venerating the power places of Europe. One culture after another has oft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Elements Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Cultural Elements Of Buddhism
The cultural elements of Buddhism vary by region and include: Buddhist cuisine Buddhist art Buddharupa Art and architecture of Japan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple: Encyclopedia - Temple
The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. The word is derived fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharuch: Encyclopedia - Bharuch
Bharuch is located in Bharuch District, Gujarat. Bharuch - History. Bharuch was once a small village on the banks of the Narmada River. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Geometry: Encyclopedia - Sacred Geometry
Sacred geometry is geometry that is sacred to the observer or discoverer of the geometry. This meaning is sometimes described as being th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia - Architectural History
Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture across the world through a consideration of various influences- a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aventine Hill: Encyclopedia - Aventine Hill
The Aventine Hill is one of the seven hills that ancient Rome was built on. It was a strategic point in controlling trade on the River Ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Architecture: Encyclopedia - Christian Architecture
Christian architecture - Christian Architecture from 1180C.E to 1700C.E. Since before the 4th century C.E., Christians have come togeth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wat: Encyclopedia - Wat
A wat is a Cambodian, Lao or Thai Hindu or Buddhist temple. They are considered a source for Buddhist spiritualism. Wats have a distinct ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vivekananda Rock Memorial: Encyclopedia - Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a place in Kanyakumari, India about 500 meters away from mainland (at the southernmost tip) of India which a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pagoda: Encyclopedia - Pagoda
A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, and other part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mecca: Encyclopedia - Mecca
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Italy: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Italy
Italian culture is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The culture of Italy can be found in the Roman ruins remaining in much of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axis Mundi: Encyclopedia - Axis Mundi
The axis mundi (world axis), in religion or mythology, is the center of the world and/or the connection between heaven and earth. It is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico. The city was built by the Maya civilization. Chichen Itza ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferenginar: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferenginar - Architecture
Ferengi homes are dome-shaped, with a narrow doorless entrance. The tallest building on Ferenginar is the Tower of Commerce, which is ado...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proportion Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Proportion Architecture - Classical Orders
The Classical Orders are largely known through the writings of Vitruvius, particularly De Archetura (The Ten Books of Architecture) and s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubuque County Courthouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubuque County Courthouse - The Courthouse Building
The Dubuque County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was one of the first buildings in the Dubuque area so ho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upaveda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Upaveda
Upaveda: (Sanskrit) "Secondary Vedas."   A class of texts on sacred sciences, composed by rishis over the course of ti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upaveda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Upaveda
Upaveda: (Sanskrit) "Secondary Vedas."   A class of texts on sacred sciences, composed by rishis over the course of ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Driglam Namzha: Encyclopedia Ii - Driglam Namzha - History Of The Driglam Namzha
Driglam namzha traces its roots directly back to the 17th century pronouncements of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the founder of the country...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swamithoppepathi: Encyclopedia Ii - Swamithoppepathi - Architecture And Structure
The Palliyarai contains two oil lamps (kuthuvilakku), an elunetru, and a large mirror. On a raised pedestal, covered with kavi cloth, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Mosque Of Djenné: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Mosque Of Djenné - History
The Great Mosque is unusual among West African mosques in that its site was not sacred prior to its establishment — the location was pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malwa: Encyclopedia Ii - Malwa - Tourism
The main tourist destinations in Malwa are places of historical or religious significance. The river Shipra and the city of Ujjain have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Architecture
As unique and spectacular as any Greek or Roman architecture, Maya architecture spans many thousands of years; yet, often the most dramat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Origins
Archaeological evidence shows the Maya had started to build ceremonial architecture by approximately 1000 BCE. There is some disagreement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Religion And Mythology
The swastika is found all over Hindu temples, signs, altars, pictures and iconography where it is sacred. It is used in all Hindu wedding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Petre: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Petre - Cathedrals
F. W. Petre designed three of New Zealand's cathedrals, each distinguished by a different architectural style: St Joseph's Cathedral in D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts And Entertainment In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts And Entertainment In India - Literature
Main article: Indian literature Indian literature is generally acknowledged, but not wholly established, as the oldest in the world. Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bath: Encyclopedia Ii - Bath - History
The archaeological evidence shows that the site of the main spring was treated as a shrine by the Celts, and dedicated to the goddess Sul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Religion And Mythology
The swastika is found all over Hindu temples, signs, altars, pictures and iconography where it is sacred. It is used in all Hindu wedding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Religion And Mythology
The swastika is found all over Hindu temples, signs, altars, pictures and iconography where it is sacred. It is used in all Hindu wedding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bath: Encyclopedia Ii - Bath - History
The archaeological evidence shows that the site of the main spring was treated as a shrine by the Celts, and dedicated to the goddess Sul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newark New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Newark New Jersey - Culture
Downtown Newark is not laid out on a grid, giving the downtown area character. There are several notable Beaux-Arts buildings, such as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newark New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Newark New Jersey - Culture
Downtown Newark is not laid out on a grid, giving the downtown area character. There are several notable Beaux-Arts buildings, such as th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vulcan: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vulcan
Vulcan [from Latin Vulcanus]   Astronomers at times have suspected the existence of a planet nearer the sun than Mercury, basing ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tetragrammaton: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tetragrammaton
Tetragrammaton [from Greek tetra four + gramma letter]   Used by Qabbalists to designate the four Hebrew characters  -- vari...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyani-chohans: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dhyani-chohans
Dhyani-chohans (Sanskrit-Tibetan) (from Sanskrit dhyani contemplation + Tibetan chohan lord)   Lords of meditation. In theosophic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kala 64: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kala 64
Kala 64 (chatuh shashti kala): (Sanskrit) "Sixty-four arts."   A classical curriculum of sacred sciences, studies, art...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Machu Picchu: Encyclopedia Ii - Machu Picchu - Three Sectors
According to the archaeologists, Machu Picchu was divided in three great sectors: the Sacred District, the Popular District, to the south...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Political Structures
A typical Classic Maya polity was a small kingdom (ajawil, ajawlel, ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler – ajaw, later k’uhul ajaw. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Writing And Literacy
Maya civilization - Writing system. Main article: Maya hieroglyphics The Maya writing system (often called hieroglyphics from a vague...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Mathematics
The Maya used a base 20 numbering system (see Maya numerals). Also, they (or their Olmec predecessors) independently developed the concep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Religion
Like the Aztec and Inca who came to power later, the Maya believed in a cyclical nature of time. The rituals and ceremonies were very clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Agriculture
The ancient Maya had diverse and sophisticated methods of food production. It was formerly believed that slash and burn (swidden) agricul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Decline Of The Maya
In the 8th and 9th centuries CE, Classic Maya culture went into decline, with most of the cities of the central lowlands abandoned. Warfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Rediscovery Of The Pre-columbian Maya
The Spanish American Colonies were largely cut off from the outside world, and the ruins of the great ancient cities were little known ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - List Of Maya Sites
Maya civilization - Most important sites. Chichen Itza Coba Copán Kalakmul Palenque Tikal Uxmal Maya civilization - Other important...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandigarh: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandigarh - Social Life And Patterns
Sector 17 is the city's heart and retail centre. It is a favourite haunt for the city inhabitants for an evening out and has many restaur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabodhi Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabodhi Temple - History
Mahabodhi Temple - Rise of Buddhism. Traditional accounts say that, around 530 BC, Gautam Buddha, wandering as a monk, reached the sylv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandigarh: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandigarh - Social Life And Patterns
Sector 17 is the city's heart and retail centre. It is a favourite haunt for the city inhabitants for an evening out and has many restaur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Of Artemis: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Of Artemis - History
The sacred site at Ephesus was far older than the Artemisium. Pausanias understood the shrine of Artemis there to be very ancient. He sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan People: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan People - Religion
Tibetans generally observe Tibetan Buddhism and a collection of native traditions known as Bön (also absorbed into mainstream Tibetan Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Petre: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Petre - St Dominic's Priory Dunedin
Petre described the style of his 1876-77 creation, St Dominic's Priory, as Anglo-Saxon, referring to the straight-sloped window apertures...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Western Architecture — Classical To Eclecticism
Architectural history - Classical architecture. Main article: Classical architecture The architecture and urbanism of the Greeks and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawaiian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawaiian Architecture - Mission
Traditional Hawaiian architecture experienced its first revolution with the arrival of Congregational missionary Hiram Bingham. Presbyter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jinja Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Jinja Shinto - Origin
It is believed that a jinja had originally been only a temporary shrine constructed for a periodical matsuri at a sacred place such as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jinja Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Jinja Shinto - Facilities
A jinja has several facilities within its boundaries, including a honden (本殿) and haiden (拝殿). The honden is the building that co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubuque County Courthouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubuque County Courthouse - Courthouse Services
A number of county government offices are located at the courthouse. These include the county auditor, treasurer, and attorney. The Iowa ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baroque Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Baroque Architecture - In Central Europe
In Central Europe, the baroque period began somewhat later. Although the Augsburg architect Elias Holl (1573 - 1646) and some theoretists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of Cambodia: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture Of Cambodia - Features
The architecture of the Angkor period used certain specific structural features and styles which (along with inscriptions) are one of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawaiian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawaiian Architecture - Renaissance
While Kamehameha IV succeeded in developing the Hawaiian gothic style, Kamehameha V fathered Hawaiian renaissance architecture. Commissio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawaiian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawaiian Architecture - Gothic
The first experiment of gothic architecture in Hawaii was undertaken by the Hawaii Catholic Church. Discontent with the earliest designs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawaiian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawaiian Architecture - International
Developed in the 1920s and popularized in the 1960s, Bauhaus architecture became a widespread trend throughout the world. An American for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport - History
The parish traces its history back to 1856, when population growth in the city of Davenport led the Dubuque Diocese to decide to establis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabodhi Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabodhi Temple - Architectural Style
Mahabodhi Temple is constructed of brick and is one the oldest brick structures to have survived in eastern India. It considered to a fin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Srirangapatna: Encyclopedia Ii - Srirangapatna - Religious Significance
The town takes its name from the celebrated temple of Sri Ranganathaswamy which dominates the town, making Srirangapattana one of the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Catholic University Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - The Catholic University Of America - Academic Degrees
Catholic University has 11 schools as well as the Metropolitan College. The 11 schools offer Doctor of Philosophy degrees or appropriate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clovis New Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Clovis New Mexico - Architecture
Southwest, Spanish Mission, or Adobe architectural styles are prevalent, being considered representative of New Mexico. Much of Clovis ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tawhīd: Encyclopedia Ii - Tawhīd - Verses From The Qur'ān
Many passages of the Muslim sacred text, the Qur'an, refer to Tawhīd, passages such as: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficient, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Art - Tantric Influence
More specifically, Tibetan Buddhism is a subset of Tantric Buddhism, also known as Vajrayana Buddhism for its common motif of the vajra, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawaiian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawaiian Architecture - Plantation
At the same time that the monarchy and various corporations developed downtown Honolulu with their renditions of Hawaiian renaissance sty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Hitler The Architect
Hitler was quite fond of the numerous theatres built by Hermann Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner, who built in the late baroque style. In add...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gissi: Encyclopedia Ii - Gissi - Notable Buildings And Churches
The Palazzo Carunchio and Castle ruins are exemplary of the town's buildings, balconies, and alleys. Built in the 19th century, the Palaz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Master's Degree: Encyclopedia Ii - Master's Degree - Hong Kong
Master's degree - MA MSc MSocSc MSW MEng LLM. Hong Kong requires two years of full-time coursework to achieve a masters degree. For par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Cult Of Victory
Both the Nazis and the Romans employed architecture of colossal dimensions to overawe and intimidate. Both cultures were preoccupied with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egyptian Architecture - Characteristics
Due to the scarcity of wood, the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were unbaked mud brick and stone. From the Old ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - The Site
"Chichen" contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation; the buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pagoda: Encyclopedia Ii - Pagoda - Derivation Of Word
The earliest example in the Oxford English Dictionary of the use of the word pagoda in English is from 1634. According to Alain Rey's Dic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Sculpture
Sculpture was used with Nazi architecture to embody the "German Spirit" of divine destiny. Sculpture expressed the National Socialist obs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Architecture As Religion
A major difference between the neoclassical state architecture of Nazi Germany and neoclassical architecture in other modern countries in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Three Primary Roles
Nazi architecture has three primary roles in the creation of their new order: (i) Stage; (ii) Symbolic; (iii) Didactic. In addition, they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Rome - Technology
Ancient Rome boasted the most impressive technological feats of its day, utilizing many advancements that would be lost in the Middle Age...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Berlin's Reshaping
In (Mein Kampf 1.10), Hitler states that industrialized German cities of his day lacked dominating public monuments and a central focus f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Architecture - Hitler's Mausoleum
If Hitler planned a dynastic palace/temple complex, did he also, like Augustus and Hadrian, plan to build a "founder's" mausoleum? During...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - The Guptas Ascendant
The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Gupta Empire - The Guptas Ascendant
The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khatushyamji: Encyclopedia Ii - Khatushyamji - In And Around The Temple
The temple was built in 1027 by Sh. Roopsingh Chauhan/Smt Narmada Kanwar Some 975 years ago the wife of Roopsingh Chauhan saw in her drea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khatushyamji: Encyclopedia Ii - Khatushyamji - In And Around The Temple
The temple was built in 1027 by Sh. Roopsingh Chauhan/Smt Narmada Kanwar Some 975 years ago the wife of Roopsingh Chauhan saw in her drea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paray-le-monial: Encyclopedia Ii - Paray-le-monial - History
Paray (Paredum; Parodium) existed before the monks who gave it its surname of Le Monial, for when Count Lambert of Chalon, together with ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Imhotep: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Imhotep
IMHOTEP A famous Egyptian magician (equivalent of Asclepios), sometimes referred to as a "god". First minister of Pharaoh Dj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mecca: Encyclopedia Ii - Mecca - The Importance Of Mecca
For Muslims, a pilgrimage to Mecca is required as one of the Five Pillars of the faith. In recent years, about two to three million have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khanate Of Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khanate Of Kazan - Culture
In general, the culture of the Kazan Khanate descended from that of Volga Bulgaria. Cultural elements of the Golden Horde were also prese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Master's Degree: Encyclopedia Ii - Master's Degree - Hong Kong
Master's degree - MA MSc MSocSc MSW MEng LLM. Hong Kong requires two years of full-time coursework to achieve a masters degree. For par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Master's Degree: Encyclopedia Ii - Master's Degree - Hong Kong
Master's degree - MA MSc MSocSc MSW MEng LLM. Hong Kong requires two years of full-time coursework to achieve a masters degree. For par...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - H
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article