Architecture Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Asian architecture=== <gallery mode="packed"> Beauty of khajuraho temple.jpg|[[Indian architecture]]: The [[Kandariya Mahadeva Temple]] ([[Khajuraho]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]), {{Circa|1030}} File:11 Temple of Heaven.jpg|[[Chinese architecture]]: The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the main building of the [[Temple of Heaven]] ([[Beijing]], China), 1703β1790 Himeji Castle The Keep Towers.jpg|[[Japanese architecture]]: The [[Himeji Castle]] ([[Himeji]], [[HyΕgo Prefecture]], [[Japan]]), 1609 File:Roulos Group - 005 Bakong (8587796725).jpg|[[Khmer architecture]]: The [[Bakong]] (near [[Siem Reap]], [[Cambodia]]), earliest surviving Temple Mountain at Angkor, completed in 881 AD </gallery> The architecture of different parts of [[Asia]] developed differently than Europe; and each of Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh architecture had different characteristics. Unlike Indian and Chinese architecture, which had great influence on the surrounding regions, [[Japanese architecture]] did not. Some Asian architecture showed great regional diversity such as [[Buddhist architecture]], in particular. Moreover, other architectural achievements in Asia is the [[Hindu temple architecture]], which developed from around the 5th century CE, is in theory governed by concepts laid down in the [[Shastra]]s, and is concerned with expressing the macrocosm and the microcosm. In many Asian countries, pantheistic religion led to architectural forms that were designed specifically to enhance the [[natural landscape]]. Also, the grandest houses were relatively lightweight structures mainly using wood until recent times, and there are few survivals of great age. Buddhism was associated with a move to stone and brick religious structures, probably beginning as [[rock-cut architecture]], which has often survived very well. Early Asian writings on architecture include the ''Kao Gong Ji'' of China from the 7thβ5th centuries BC; the [[Shilpa Shastras]] of ancient India; [[Manjusri Vasthu Vidya Sastra]] of [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Araniko]] of [[Nepal]] . Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page