Who Build the Taj Mahal

Also known as indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, and HindooStyle

is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era.

What are the 3 significant period of sri Lanka architecture

Who is the first king Of Anuradhapura period?

Also known as the Lion Rock

An ancient bathing pool of the Sinhalese in Anuradhapura. KNOWN AS "Twin Ponds/Pools"

11th -13th century CE • The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, ______ was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahul, who defeated Chola invaders in 1070 to reunite the country once more under a local leader.

This group of buildings dates from the period of King Parakramabahu I (1153 -1186).

Built by King Parakramabahu lying on the South of Kiri Vehera

Anuradapura Brazen Palace Built by King Dutugamunu, composed of 1600 stone pillars in 40 rows of the Brazen Palace.

It was constructed by Devanampiya Tissain the 3rd century BC and is said to contain the right collarbone of the Buddha. It is a Buddhist sacred place of veneration.

The name means 'Hill of Protection' or 'Fearless Hill'. The SaddarmaRathnawaliya scripture records that a statue of a golden bull containing relics of the Buddha was buried in the core of the stupa.

The Golden Sand Stupa

built over the spot where Mahinda (son of Emperor Ashoka and a Buddhist monk) converted Devanampiya Tissa, king of Anuradapurato Buddhism.

Square or octagonalin section, the capital socketed into the top, is of plain hexagonal vase shape, with a carved abacus above and moldings between; sometimes the shaft and capital were cut in one piece.

one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka.

Pagoda style is prominent among Hindu temples in the country.

Indigenous style of architecture by the Newari people in the Kathmandu valley in Nepal.

Lumbini, Nepal • Stupa constructed by the German Tara Foundation

Kathmandu, Nepal • An ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees'

The stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal.

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• Built in 1692 by Queen Mother Riddhi Laxmi (mother of infant King BhupatendraMalla).

Architecture in Tibet is influenced by Chineseand Indian architecture

Lhasa, Tibet • Originally built in the 7th century, developed later in the 17th century to become a palace

Lhasa, Tibet Unique example of Tibetan palace architecture

Lhasa, Tibet • The oldest parts of the building date from 652 CE, built over period of many centuries

Monasteries in Tibet that come in a great variety of styles, generally reflecting local architectural traditions

First gompabuilt in Tibet Constructed between 775-779 under King TrisonDetsen

WHEEL OF LIFE

Tibetan Buddhist stupa built to enshrine relics of the Buddha.

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Buddha's attained Enlightenment at age 35 after meditating for 49 days under a tree at Bodh Gaya

Also known as the Stupa of Turning the Wheel of Dharma