Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Art And Architecture
The swastika is common as a design motif in current Hindu architecture and Indian artwork as well as in ancient Western architecture, fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Art And Architecture
The swastika is common as a design motif in current Hindu architecture and Indian artwork as well as in ancient Western architecture, fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Art And Architecture
The swastika is common as a design motif in current Hindu architecture and Indian artwork as well as in ancient Western architecture, fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia - Swastika
The swastika (from Sanskrit svastika) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles either left-facing (卍) or right-facing...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Architecture
Buddhist religious architecture developed in the South Asia in the third century BCE. Two types of structures are associated with early B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art And Architecture Of Babylonia And Assyria: Encyclopedia - Art And Architecture Of Babylonia And Assyria
The culture of Assyria, and still more of Babylonia, was essentially literary; we miss in it the artistic spirit of Egypt or Greece. In B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture: Encyclopedia - Architecture
Architecture (classical Greek: αρχή, 'start', τέχνη, 'craftsmanship') is the art and science of designing buildings and structur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural Mythology: Encyclopedia - Architectural Mythology
Architectural mythology is the term used to describe the overall story of an architectural work. Sometimes this story is rooted back to o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture: Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture
Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in Asia over the years. Over the centuries, the structural pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia - Chinese Art
Life in the People's Republic of China Chinese art is art, whether modern or ancient, that originated in or is practiced in China or by C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Architecture: Encyclopedia - Victorian Architecture
The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. As with the latt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Gallery: Encyclopedia - Art Gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings, illustrations, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Nouveau: Encyclopedia - Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is a style in art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cistercian Architecture: Encyclopedia - Cistercian Architecture
Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, France in the year 1124 led the Cistercians to a specific reaction of architectural constrcution: Cistercian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 In Architecture: Encyclopedia - 2005 In Architecture
See also: 2004 in architecture, other events of 2005, 2006 in architecture and the architecture timeline. 2005 in architecture - Building...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathedral Architecture: Encyclopedia - Cathedral Architecture
Cathedrals are among the most ambitious buildings ever conceived, far exceeding the size and complexity of most other constructions and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Architecture: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Architecture
Buddhist religious architecture developed in the South Asia in the third century BCE. Two types of structures are associated with early B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia - Art In Ancient Greece
The art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The United States: Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The United States
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Gallery: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Gallery - Architecture
The architectural form of the art gallery was established by Sir John Soane with his design for the Dulwich Picture Gallery in 1817. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Arts - Brand Architecture
The brand architecture of Electronic Arts consists of the following brands: EA Games (all non-sports titles) EA Sports (realistic sports...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Art In Ancient Greece - Architecture
Architecture (building executed to an aesthetically considered design) was extinct in Greece from the end of the Mycenaean period (about ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siena: Encyclopedia Ii - Siena - Art And Architecture
Siena's cathedral, the Duomo, begun in the 12th century, is one of the great examples of Italian romanesque architecture. Its main facade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medici: Encyclopedia Ii - Medici - Art And Architecture
The most significant accomplishments of the Medici were in art and architecture, within which the portfolio of talent employed by Medici ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prilep: Encyclopedia Ii - Prilep - Art And Architecture
There are several ancient sites in Prilep including one at Markovi Kuli, St. Nicola’s church from XIII century, St. Uspenie church in B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swastika: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Swastika
swastika (svastika): (Sanskrit) "Sign of auspiciousness," From su ("wellness," "auspiciousness") and ast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Braga: Encyclopedia Ii - Braga - Arts And Architecture
The city of Braga has a Roman-style center, many churches and monuments: Bom Jesus do Monte Sameiro Church Monastery of Tibães The Cathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visigothic Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Visigothic Art - Visigothic Architecture
In the sixth century the only real example of their architecture is the church of San Cugat del Vallés, in Barcelona. However, their sty...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swastika: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Swastika
SWASTIKA Religious symbol found in Europe, Asia & America. Trevor Ravenscroft: "(In Atlantis)  under the symbol of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts And Entertainment In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts And Entertainment In India - Architecture
Main article: Indian architecture Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeen: Encyclopedia Ii - Aberdeen - Art And Architecture
Union Street is one of the most imposing and famous thoroughfares in Britain. From Castle Street it runs for nearly a mile (1.5 km), is 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Of Artemis: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Of Artemis - Architecture And Art
Most of the physical description and art within the Temple of Artemis comes from Pliny, though there are different accounts and the actua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hoysala Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Hoysala Empire - Art And Architecture
Hoysala age saw great Kannada poets like Rudrabhatta, Janna, Harihara, Raghavanka, Nagachandra who was known as “Abhinava Pampa”, Vis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hoysala Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Hoysala Empire - Art And Architecture
Hoysala age saw great Kannada poets like Rudrabhatta, Janna, Harihara, Raghavanka, Nagachandra who was known as Abhinava Pampa, Vishnudan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Greece - Art And Architecture
The art and architecture of ancient Greece have greatly influenced Western art through the present day. Byzantine art and architecture al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Greece - Art And Architecture
The art and architecture of ancient Greece have greatly influenced Western art through the present day. Byzantine art and architecture al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajshahi University: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajshahi University - Art And Architecture
Along with the city of Rajshahi that houses it, Rajshahi University is home to many important architectural achievements in Bangladesh. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Würzburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Würzburg - Arts And Architecture
Notable artists that lived in Würzburg include poet Walther von der Vogelweide (12th and 13th cent.), philosopher Albertus Magnus and pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Würzburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Würzburg - Arts And Architecture
Notable artists that lived in Würzburg include poet Walther von der Vogelweide (12th and 13th cent.), philosopher Albertus Magnus and pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoclassicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neoclassicism - Neoclassic In Architecture And The Visual Arts
In the visual arts the European movement called "neoclassicism" began after ca 1765, as a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swastika, Svastika: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Swastika, Svastika
Swastika svastika (Sanskrit) An auspicious or lucky object; especially applied to the mystic symbol -- a cross with four equal arms, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Orthodox Church - Art And Architecture
Eastern Orthodox Church - Church buildings. The church building has many symbolic meanings. Perhaps the oldest and most prominent is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Orthodox Church - Art And Architecture
Eastern Orthodox Church - Church buildings. The church building has many symbolic meanings. Perhaps the oldest and most prominent is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Rapid Transit Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Rapid Transit Singapore - Architecture And Art On The Mrt
Early stages of the MRT's construction paid relatively scant attention to station design, with an emphasis on functionality over aestheti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - San Jose California: Encyclopedia Ii - San Jose California - Arts And Architecture
San Jose's downtown architecture is noted more for its limited height than for any particular buildings. Because the downtown area is in ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Architecture: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Architecture
Architecture (from Latin architectura from Greek architekton master-builder)   Signifies not building in itself, but the science ...   » 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 - Sustainable Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Sustainable Architecture - Social Sustainability In Architecture
Sustainable architecture - Sustainable social constructs. Architectural design can play a large part in deciding the ways that social g...   » 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 - 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 - Solar Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Symbol - Swastika
Swastika is a very important solar symbol. Solar symbol - Symbolism. It has several mystical symbolisms. There are "positive" and "neg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Landscape Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Landscape Architecture - History
The Romans undertook landscape architecture on an extensive scale, and Vitruvius wrote on many topics (eg the layout of towns) which stil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture - Architecture And Buildings
The difference between architecture and building is a subject matter that has engaged the attention of many. According to Nikolaus Pevsne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Modern Architecture And Beyond
The instrumentalisation of Architecture as paraded by "form follows function" after "wiping the slate clean". Arts and Crafts Movement A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Modern Architecture And Beyond
The instrumentalisation of Architecture as paraded by "form follows function" after "wiping the slate clean". Arts and Crafts Movement A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture - Architectural History
Architecture first evolved out of the dynamics between needs (shelter, security, worship, etc.) and means (available building materials a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Architecture - Imperial Architecture
There were certain architectural features that were reserved for the Emperor of China. The most noticeable were the yellow roof tiles; ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Architecture - Religious Architecture
Generally speaking, Buddhist architecture follow the imperial style. A large Buddhist monastery normally has a front hall, housing the st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Architecture - Commoner Architecture
As for the commoners, be they mandarins, merchants or farmers, their houses tended to follow a set pattern: the centre of the building wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Architecture - Modern Architecture
As with so many other aspects of Japanese culture and society, the jump to modern technology brought a quite noticeable leap in architect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duomo Di Milano: Encyclopedia Ii - Duomo Di Milano - Architecture And Art
The roof is open to tourists (for a fee), which allows many a close up view of some really spectacular sculpture that would otherwise be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Art - Art Forms
There are a variety of arts, including visual arts and design, decorative arts, plastic arts, and the performing arts. Artistic expressio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Buddhist And Jaina Architecture
Buddhism gained prominence during the reign of the emperor Ashoka. It is primarily represented by three important building types- the Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sauwastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Sauwastika - Nazi Swastika And The Sauwastika
Some contemporary writers — Servando González, for example — confuse matters even further by asserting that the right-facing swastik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sustainable Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Sustainable Architecture - Environmental Sustainability In Architecture
Sustainable architecture - Energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is one of the most active areas of interest in sustainable architecture...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Buddhist And Jaina Architecture
Buddhism gained prominence during the reign of the emperor Ashoka. It is primarily represented by three important building types- the Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Architecture - Heian
In reaction to the growing wealth and power of organized Buddhism in Nara, the priest Kukai (best known by his posthumous title Kobo Dais...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Architecture - Kamakura Period
Japanese architecture - Tea houses. Another major development of the period was the tea ceremony and the house in which it was held. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sassanid Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Sassanid Architecture - The Origin
In reviving, the glories of the Achaemenian past, the Sassanians were no mere imitators. The art of this period reveals an astonishing vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture Of The United Kingdom - Twentieth Century Architecture
At the beginning of the 20th century a new form of design arts and crafts became popular, the architectural form of this style, which had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Architecture - Features
There are certain features common to Chinese architecture, regardless of specific region or use. The most important is its emphasis on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bucharest: Encyclopedia Ii - Bucharest - Architecture
Bucharest's architecture is highly eclectic due to the many influences on the city throughout its history. The city centre is a mixture o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - History
The earliest swastika-like symbols preserved appear on pottery dated from around 4000 BC, as part of the "Vinca script". The Swastika sym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - History
The earliest swastika-like symbols preserved appear on pottery dated from around 4000 BC, as part of the "Vinca script". The Swastika sym...   » 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 - Geometry And Symbolism
Geometrically, the swastika can be regarded as an irregular icosagon or 20-sided polygon. The arms are of varying width and are often rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism, Heathenry and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Geometry And Symbolism
Geometrically, the swastika can be regarded as an irregular icosagon or 20-sided polygon. The arms are of varying width and are often rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism, Heathenry and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - History
The earliest swastika-like symbols preserved appear on pottery dating to the 5th millennium BC, as part of the "Vinca script". Pottery da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The motif seem...   » 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 - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Geometry And Symbolism
Geometrically, the swastika can be regarded as an irregular icosagon or 20-sided polygon. The arms are of varying width and are often rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Nazi Germany
The National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) formally adopted the swastika or Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Nazi Germany
The National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) formally adopted the swastika or Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Nazi Germany
The National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) formally adopted the swastika or Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Early 20th Century
The British author Rudyard Kipling, who was strongly influenced by Indian culture, had a swastika on the dust jackets of all his books un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Popular Culture And Media
In 2004, Microsoft released a "critical update"[39] to remove two swastikas and a Star of David from the font Bookshelf Symbol 7. The fon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Early 20th Century
The British author Rudyard Kipling, who was strongly influenced by Indian culture, had a swastika on the dust jackets of all his books un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Taboo In Western Countries
Because of its use by Hitler and the Nazis and, in modern times, by neo-Nazis and other hate groups, for many people in the West, the swa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Popular Culture And Media
In 2004, Microsoft released a "critical update"[39] to remove two swastikas and a Star of David from the font Bookshelf Symbol 7. The fon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Taboo In Western Countries
Because of its use by Hitler and the Nazis and, in modern times, by neo-Nazis and other hate groups, for many people in the West, the swa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Early 20th Century
The British author Rudyard Kipling, who was strongly influenced by Indian culture, had a swastika on the dust jackets of all his books un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Taboo In Western Countries
Because of its use by Hitler and the Nazis and, in modern times, by neo-Nazis and other hate groups, for many people in the West, the swa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Etymology And Alternative Names
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Etymology And Alternative Names
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Etymology And Alternative Names
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object...   » Read the article