Located in central Java in present day Indonesia, The Great Stupa of Borobudur is the world’s largest Buddhist monument. It was constructed sometime around AD 800 as a way of displaying visual teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. The Great Stupa of Borobudur is essentially a symbolic form of both a stupa, a sacred mound of earth with holy relics of the Buddha buried beneath, and a mandala, a mystic Buddhist symbol of the universe. Or as Catherine Albanese describes it “…the mandala meant a circle which
Joshua Lin Miss Spear AP Art History (Per. 4) 22 November 2014 Sacred Space Essay In Magalang, Java, Indonesia lies a Buddhist temple called Borobudur possibly built by the architect Gunadharma and symbolizes Mt. Meru, the heart of the Buddhist universe. Construction spanned the 8th and 9th centuries when the Sailendra dynasty reigned maybe under Samaralungga’s rule. They were followers of Buddhism while many rival or past dynasties were more likely to be Hindu. With the mix of religions in the
Art work is a way to express views of a culture without words. Religion plays an important part when reflecting about certain art work. Religious ideas, stories and beliefs heavily influence art and architecture. Religious art and architecture work to transform or enhance the view of the observers. They are painted pictures of past events that help bring back the feeling and importance of the past. Art allows viewers to see the event's as the bible or other religious documents. It is important to
A piece of art can leave distinct impressions with the viewer. The Assyrian Winged Protective Deity provides a plethora of stimulants for the eye. The relief emulates brute strength and power through the overall stature of the figure. The cuneiform writing above the relief greatly influenced the impression a viewer can receive through its narration about the figure. Other than Gilgamesh and the Assyrian Winged Protective Deity both being from Mesopotamia, they have numerous similarities. The Assyrian
From the ornamented caves of the prehistoric era to the surreal colors of impressionistic paintings, art has always been a medium for conveying human thoughts and emotions. By analyzing this artwork, much can be learned about human history, tendencies, psychology, culture, and the like. For instance, by comparing a sunken relief of Horus—considered to be the Egyptian god of the sky, sun, and war—with the Torso of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, many hidden intricacies of Egyptian and Grecian
Bas-relief or low-relief is a form of three-dimensional art that uses very little depth to create an image. These pieces of art are on planes or flat surfaces and are meant to be viewed from one side or angle rather than on all sides. Sculptures, moldings, and carvings are the usual mediums that you see in the form of bas-relief. In this form, the artist begins with a flat surface and they create the image they desire by carving it slighting higher than the background. Another way of creating artwork
1. Borobudur Temple Borobudur is a Buddhist temple located in Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 86 km west of Surakarta, 100 km to the southwest of Semarang and 40 km to the northwest of Yogyakarta. This stupa-shaped temple was founded by Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD during the reign of Shyilendra. Borobudur is also the largest Buddhist temple or temple and Buddhist monument in the world. In its development has not found any written evidence explaining
temple rather than a monastery but one that could be considered both: the Borobudur. The Borobudur is located on the Indonesian island of Java. The Borobudur is the largest, most famous Buddhist temple in the world. This gorgeous, intricate temple was build over a time period of 75 years, and was abandoned sometime in the 14th century but now is one of Indias most popular tourist attractions. Modeled like a stepped pyramid, Borobudur is constructed of two million volcanic block stones and consists of six
Southeast Asia. Consists of more than 18,000 islands, Indonesia provides a beautiful views, cultures, and tourist resort. The 7 most famous tourist resort in Indonesia are Bali Island, Jakarta, Comodo Island, Raja Ampat, Lombok Island, Bunaken Beach, Borobudur Temple and Special Administration of
artifacts. Some include; the Ganesha statue, a first century Hindu relic, the 3 rough plinths found in the early 400 AD, a gift to the Brahmin priest (Hindu priest) in the early 400 AD, Candi Badut found in 760 AD (a Hindu goddess of time and death), Borobudur and Prambanan found in 8th – 9th century at a large Hindu temple complex near Jogjakarta. That’s not all. India also taught Indonesia about their religion which made Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Kingdom the centre of Buddhism teaching. That attracted a
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Experienced by Mr. Effendi Limbong S.pd M.ed Library In Flinders University have fourth floor, In the second floor have a computer for search a book , it is not silent room, and inside that have a café. In third floor specific for silent room. Just 2 weeks for lend a book. Have study room for watch VCD any time, to study also have café for lunch. Beside that have wall advertisement, usually for news student must be here. For 3 months, those upgrade for news advertisement. Well
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Flinders University is one of Australia's leading universities. The University is located in southern Australia in the city of Adelaide. The university has extensive buildings and beautiful architecture. Here's a little story from Mr. Effendi Limbong of Flinders University and his experiences while in Australia. Flinders University has a spacious building. Flinders university has four floors for its library. On the second floor devoted to a search for a book. We can look through
In fact that Thailand has become a widely known today as a ‘Land of Smile’ due to the greatest cultural achievements of Thai society that was associated with religious beliefs; they all have been there for more than hundreds of years. One of the largest religious in Thailand is Buddhism. Buddhism is a system of beliefs and practices centered on the freedom from suffering and continuing rebirths by using the Buddha first teaching knowledge. This teaching is about the right practice lead to liberation
religion and the spread of ideas intermixed with each other. The degree of influence Buddhism and Hinduism had there led to the building of some of the largest monasteries in the world in that time period. The largest Buddhist structure in the world, Borobudur, was ten stories tall and contained carvings of the journey to enlightenment. One of the largest religious structures during that time, Angkor Wat, was a Hindu temple complex that later was used by both Hindus and Buddhists (Strayer 328-332). As
2.7 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HERITAGE TOURISM According to many scholars of tourism (McNeely, 1998 and Mbaiwa, 2003), tourism is known as the largest growing industry globally, especially in the area of job creation, improve quality of life to host community and so on (Mochechela, 2010).Tourism is one of the largest industries where host resident can get the economic benefits as it has different sectors where both skilled and unskilled people can be employed. In the research on tourism impacts, the economic
Pyramids are one of the Ancient Architectural structures known to man. They were built as tombs for pharaohs and queens. To a layman, when a pyramid is being made mention of, one automatically assume the Egyptians. Although one of the trademarks of the Egyptians was the pyramid, the Mesopotamians were the first to construct a step-like pyramid structure. These platform-raised buildings were known as Ziggurats. The ziggurat was the major architectural structure for the founders of the Mesopotamian
In order to gain a sustainable mobility many actions in the name of Mobility Management (MM), also called Transportation Demand Management (TDM), which defined by Jones [4] as ‘motivating individuals to willingly change to more sustainable transport modes by providing detailed travel information and stimulant and by using marketing techniques focusing on personal travel behavior’ are used. It emphasized the movement of people and goods, not just motor-vehicles, and giving priority to public transit
Throughout history vast networks known as the Silk Road carried more than just priceless commodities and merchandise. The unabating amalgamate and movement of people resulted in the dissemination of concepts, beliefs, cultures, and knowledge, which had an ardent impact between various civilizations. Along the Silk Road, travelers were not only enthralled by the trade, but by the cultural and logical concepts or ideas that was being interchanged in the various cities by the Silk Roads (About the Silk