5 Sections
25 Lessons
4 Hours
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1. The World That Made It
5
1.1
Indian temple architecture: the whole period in one lesson
1.2
Geography, climate and the materials to hand
1.3
Power, religion and who paid for buildings
1.4
What daily life was actually like
1.5
What came immediately before
2. What They Built
5
2.1
The building types of Indian temple architecture
2.2
Sacred architecture
2.3
Civic, royal and public buildings
2.4
Housing and everyday building
2.5
The city in Indian temple architecture
3. How They Built It
5
3.1
The corbelled shikhara and load-bearing stone
3.2
Materials and where they came from
3.3
Structure: how it actually stands up
3.4
Tools, labour and life on the building site
3.5
How long it took and what it cost
4. The Language
5
4.1
The elements and vocabulary of Indian temple architecture
4.2
Proportion, geometry and rule
4.3
Ornament and what it meant
4.4
Light, colour and surface
4.5
How to recognise Indian temple architecture in ten seconds
5. What Survived and What It Changed
5
5.1
Kandariya Mahadeva, Khajuraho, read in detail
5.2
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, read in detail
5.3
The Sun Temple, Konark, read in detail
5.4
Why Indian temple architecture gave way to what came next
5.5
What architects still steal from Indian temple architecture today
Indian Temple Architecture: Nagara and Dravida
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