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ARCHITECTURE
South and SEVEN-STORIED
PAGODA IN
BURMESE STYLE,
c.9TH-10TH
CENTURY
east Asia Gilded Gilded iron
band hti (crown)
THE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE of south and east Asia has been
profoundly influenced by the spread from India of Buddhism and Hinduism.
This influence is shown both by the abundance and by the architectural
styles of temples and shrines in the region. Many early Hindu temples
consist of rooms carved from solid rock-faces. However, free-standing
structures began to be built in southern India from about the eighth
century AD. Many were built in the Dravidian style, like the Temple of
Dubika (mast)
Virupaksha (opposite) with its characteristic antarala (terraced tower),
perforated windows, and numerous arches, pilasters, and carvings.
The earliest Buddhist religious monuments were Indian stupas,
which consisted of a single hemispherical dome surmounted by a
chattravali (shaft) and surrounded by railings with ornate gates.
Later Indian stupas and those built elsewhere were sometimes Arrow
motif Torus molding
modified; for example, in Sri Lanka, the dome became bell-shaped,
with spiral
and was called a dagoba. Buddhist pagodas, such as the Burmese carving
example (right), are multistoried temples, each story having a
projecting roof. The form of these buildings probably derived from
the yasti (pointed spire) of the stupa. Another feature of many
traditional Asian buildings is their imaginative roof-forms, such
as gambrel (mansard) roofs, and roofs with angle-rafters (below). Decorative
eaves board

DETAILS FROM EAST ASIAN BUILDINGS
Ogee-arched
Ogee-arched motif forming
motif with horn
decorative
carvings Hip rafter

KASUGA-STYLE ROOF WITH TERRACES, TEMPLE OF Pentroof
SUMIGI (ANGLE-RAFTERS), HEAVEN, BEIJING, CHINA,
KASUGADO SHRINE OF 15TH CENTURY
ENJOJI, NARA, JAPAN,
12TH-14TH CENTURY

Engaged
Undulating pillar
molding
Arched
Baluster entrance
finial
Rectangular
GAMBREL (MANSARD) ROOF Balustrade window
WITH UPSWEPT EAVES AND
UNDULATING GABLES, CORNER CAPITAL WITH Baluster
HIMEJI CASTLE, HIMEJI, ROOF BEAMS, POPCHU-SA Pillar
JAPAN, 1608-1609 TEMPLE, POPCHU-SA, SOUTH Straight
KOREA, 17TH CENTURY brace

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