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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.

Greek Column Lotus Flower Column

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.

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.

Ogival Arch Marble Column (India)

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.

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.

Floating Torii  

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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