A continuation

 comprises the architectural

styles of buildings associated
with Islam.
 serves both religious and
secular functions.
 a place of community gathering
and prayer.
 main features:
mihrab (niche)
minaret (tower)
qubba (dome)
sahn (courtyard).
 a college for Islamic
instruction.
 serves as:
- an actual tomb for a ruler
or holy man.
- a symbol of political
power
Buddhist Architecture
- buddhist temple is
called wat in southeast
asia
 located in Central Cambodia.
 built in early 12th century
 consist of more than 5 million tons of
sandstone
 surrounded by a defensive moat
moat- a deep, wide ditch surrounding a
castle, fort, or town, typically filled with
water and intended as a defense against
attack.
 the Borobudur was built over a
period of some 75 years in the
8th and 9th centuries.
 located on the Indonesian island
of Java
 made out of an estimated 2
million blocks of stone.
 reflections on how stable
and hierarchical life of
Chinese extended family.
 built in rectangular form
 home of many Ming and Qing
emperors
 constructed from 1406 to 1420
 consists of 980 buildings
 only the imperial household
could enter it.
 expresses deep poetic response
to nature.
 more concerned on achieving a
satisfying relationship with
earth, water, rocks and trees
than establishing a social order.
 in the city of Uji in Kyoto
Prefecture, Japan
 contains a large gilded
wooden figure of Amida
Buddha.