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Terra Amata
Prehistoric. Early Settlement. Near Nice. 380,000 BCE Perimeter w/ indicated center around hearth. Separation of outside and inside. Like vault, using rocks to keep horizontal pressure in place. |
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Painted Caves
Prehistoric. Early Settlement. @ Lascaux 20,000- 10,000 BCE Indicated lifestyles of civilization. |
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Kerloas Menhir
Prehistoric. @ Brittany c 3500 BCE Sacred mountain. Imitating nature. Center marking location. Megalithic construction. |
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Ballykeel Dolman
Prehistoric. @ County Armagh, Ireland. 3000 BCE Early indication of shelter. Megalithic. Perimeter. |
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 Ggantija Prehistoric. Early Sacred site. @ Malta, 2900-1400 BCE Cyclocean masonry. Artificial caves mimicking nature. Axial orientation of each sector. |
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Stonehenge
Prehistoric. Early Sacred Site. Near Amesbury. 2900- 1400 BCE Megalithic construction. Observing nature. Perimeter formed. Culmination of construction skills and scientific observation of Prehistoric civilizations. |
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Acropolis
Ancient Mesopotamia. Sacred Sites. Sumerian. @ Tepe Gawra. 3800 BCE Technique to build walls against each other for stabilization allowed taller buildings. |
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 White Temple Ancient Mesopotamia. Sacred site. Sumerian. @ Uruk 3500-3000 BCE Raised building to show sacredness. Sacred mountain. Stripes produce shadows that make building look stronger. Engaged pilasters for support. Offset entrance for privacy. |
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Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu
Ancient Mesopotamia sacred site. Sumerian. @ Ur. 2100 BCE Mimics nature in sacred mountain. Stairs to ascend to heaven. Engaged pilasters and shape for tapering inward structure for support. |
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Step Pyramid
Old Kingdom Egypt. @ Saqqara 2630 BCE Fitted blocks. First form of pyramid from mastaba. Early evolution of pyramids. Building upwards and narrower at top representing ascending to heaven. Axially oriented & with cardinal directions. Creates center but also perimeter blocking robbers. Mimics nature in sacred mountain form, but contrast, against mild landscape. |
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Bent Pyramid
Old Kingdom Egypt. @ Dahshur 2500 BCE Helped determine right angle for pyramid slope. Continued evolution of pyramid. |
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Khufu aka Cheops
Old Kingdom Egypt. @ Giza. 2551-2528 BCE Largest of Giza pyramids. Use of corbelling to reduce weight on chambers. Khafra aka Chefren Old Kingdom Egypt. @ Giza. 2520-2494 BCE Second largest pyramid at Giza. One in the middle w/ part o lime stone covering still intact. Menkaure aka Mycerinus Old Kingdom Egypt @ Giza. 2490-2472 BCE Smallest pyramid |
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Tomb of Mentuhotep II
Middle Kingdom Egypt. @ Deir-el-Bahari. 2061- 2010 BCE Blends into nature. Subtractive and into cave. Axial design. Protected by mountain behind it. Prototype for Hatshepsut's Morturary Temple. Two levels of colonnade terraces. |
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Rock-cut Tombs
Middle Kingdom Egypt. @ Beni-hasan. 2000- 1900 BCE Subtractive space- not free standing. Shrinks into landscape, to be hidden. Similar to Doric columns. Evolution into Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple. Carved out of rock, to look at reed/wooden structures- like Rock temples @ Karli. |
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Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple
New Kingdom Egypt. @ Deir-el- Bahari 1473-1458 BCE Built into mountain; subtractive space that shrinks into landscape for concealment. Stairs towards heaven like ziggurat and pyramid.. Axially oriented. Frontally viewed. Three terraces colonnades. |
