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The graphics used on the Liberal Arts web site represent a spectrum
of cultures and civilizations, including those of Africa, Greece, India
and the Far and Middle East. All of these images are drawings from real
architectural creations built by various masters at different times.
Ornaments that accompany the architectural drawings also represent the
cultures mentioned above.
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Ancient
Greek column, a representation of western civilization, is taken from
the Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens. This Ionic order column
was build about 425 BCE, probably by Kallikrates.
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Another
column (lotus flower column) is a piece of ancient Egyptian architecture
and represents African culture. This kind of column is found in a hypostyle
hall, Great Temple of Amun, Karnak, Dynasty 19, c. 1294-1212 BCE.
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An ogival
arch is a fragment of a Qobla wall, main iwan (mosque), in a madrasa,
Sultan Hasan complex, Cairo, Egypt. 1356-63. Ogival arch, along with
the horseshoe arch are typical arch forms of Islamic architecture.
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Another
architectural fragment comes from India. It is a fragment of marble
columns in the Red Fort in Agra, built between 1565 and 1573 by the
emperor Akbar.
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Far East
cultures are represented by The Grand Torii (or Floating Torii gate)
of Itsukushima, Japan. It was created in 1727.
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