20th Century Architecture New materials in use permitted larger
... “wandering” plan was filled with intricately joined spaces patios, overhanging roofs grouped around a central fireplace (significance of a hearth to a family) strip windows provide light in unexpected places created a sense of motion inside and out ...
... “wandering” plan was filled with intricately joined spaces patios, overhanging roofs grouped around a central fireplace (significance of a hearth to a family) strip windows provide light in unexpected places created a sense of motion inside and out ...
Architectural History
... • The Parthenon, built between 447 and 438 BC, is a great example of a temple that is both beautiful and simple. The Parthenon was built to house a huge gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena. The temple had eight columns in the front and in the back, and it was surrounded by a colonadde. ...
... • The Parthenon, built between 447 and 438 BC, is a great example of a temple that is both beautiful and simple. The Parthenon was built to house a huge gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena. The temple had eight columns in the front and in the back, and it was surrounded by a colonadde. ...
Architecture of Chennai
Chennai architecture is a confluence of many architectural styles. From ancient Dravidian temples built by the Pallavas, to the Indo-Saracenic style (pioneered in Madras) of the colonial era, to 20th-century steel and chrome of skyscrapers. Chennai has a colonial core in the port area, surrounded by progressively newer areas as one travels away from the port, punctuated with old temples, churches and mosques.As of 2014, Chennai city, within its corporation limits covering 426 sq km, has about 625,000 buildings, of which about 35,000 are multi-storied (with four and more floors). Of these, nearly 19,000 are designated as commercial ones.