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Assign No 5 - Architectureof Indonesia
Assign No 5 - Architectureof Indonesia
INDONESIAN ARCHITECTURE
Assignment No. 4
Student
Instructor
AR31FA3
Section
Date
Table of Contents
References
Salvan, George
I. Influences
IV. Terminology
Architecture of Indonesia
INFLUENCES
GEOGRAPHICAL
GEOLOGICAL
CLIMATIC
Mountainous
Tropical
HISTORICAL
RELIGIOUS
SOCIAL
Ethnic Groups
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
TIMBER
CONSTRUCTION
STEEP SLOPING
ROOFS
LONGHOUSES ON
STILTS
COCONUT THATCH
HEAVY GABLES
EXAMPLES
Though
based
on
earlier
experiments,
Borobudur is unique in its formal organization
and articulation
STUPA OF BOROBUDUR
Basically square in plan, with a stone plinthfoundation each 150 m side having slightly
stepped faces, (diminishing to three at the higher
levels Borobudur rises through five rectangular
closed galleries and three circular open terraces
(the latter carrying 72 bell-like stupas to the
crowning Central Stupa
The galleries display some 1,300 pane; of
sculpture, depicting the life of the Buddha and
legends from the sacred Buddhist texts
EXAMPLES
CANDI PRAMBANAM
The
two
cosmologies
were
articulated in parallel as well
often
EXAMPLES
BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The
two
cosmologies
were
articulated in parallel as well
often
TERMINOLOGY
Shikhara
Lingam
Literally, phallus, but also
mark or sign; the symbol for
Shiva
Gopuram
Shunyata
Nonpresence
Bodhi
Prasada
Perfected wisdom
Literally,
precinct
Vahana
palace;
temple
Pradakshina
Animal vehicles
Circumambulation
Indische Style
An architecture dedicated to the
fusion of Dutch and indigenous
approaches
Garbha-griha
Literally,
womb
innermost sanctum
chamber;
Mandapa
A pillared hall in front of the
temple
and
sometimes
connected to it
Candi
Temple