Architectural History of the Bangladesh Region as Background of Louis Kahn's Dacca Project
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Ali, Meer Mobashsher
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Architectural projects and/or sites mentioned: Somapura Mahavihara (8th century AD) (Paharpur, Bangladesh) ; Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Dhaka) (Louis Kahn, 12th century ) (Dhaka, Bangladesh) ; Angkor Wat (deserted settlement) (Suryavarman II , Jăyvarmăn VII, 1985-87) (Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia) ; Borobudur (Gunadharma, 9th century) (Central Java, Indonesia) ; Eklakhi Mausoleum (1425) (Pandua, West Bengal, India) ; Shait Gambuj Mosque (Khan Jahan Ali, 15th century) (Bagerhat, Bangladesh) ; Taj Mahal (Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, 1632-53) (Agra, India) ; Kamalapur Railway Station (Robert Boughey, 1961-64) (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
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Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974, Bangladesh, India, Burma, Dhaka (Bangladesh), stupas, Tagore, Rabîndranâth, 1861-1941, Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012., Rāmakrishna 1836-1886, stepped pyramids, Geometry in architecture, terra-cotta, Panam Nagar, Buddhism, Hinduism, mandala, Architectural practice, motifs, columns, Islamic domes, ruins, Brickwork, Arches, Imperialism, Architecture, Mogul Empire, Indo-Islamic architecture, Great Britain, Pakistan, self, culture, cultural heritage, regionalism, Architectural design, Le Corbusier, 1887-1965, Light in architecture, Scully, Vincent, Jr., 1920-, Harmony (Aesthetics), secularism, religious architecture, Democracy and architecture