Architectural History of the [Bangladesh] Region as Background of Louis Kahn's Dacca Project
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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
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
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