09-25-2010, 04:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-25-2010, 04:32 PM by HareKrishna.)
if you look at the jain temples from gujarat and rajastan ,you also observ that they have domes from 11-12 century,before mughal occupation.
however the technique of construction is different from more western counterparts .
indian domes are made in "fake" arch ,meaning that layers of stone are horizontal not angular as in the case of "real" arch.
the fake arch doesnt have lateral pressure ,but also it cant be made to large.
the real arch can produce large internal expansion.
some architects believe that dome or arch and jain micro-decorations(imitation of arab mosaics) was influenced by muslim architecture before the invasion of mughals based on the fact that they usually appear after 10 century when muslims advance as far as Indus,while others believe that it was an internal development.
the foiled arch was born near Baghdad but the inventor was either a arab according to one theory ,either a indian architect living there.
however the technique of construction is different from more western counterparts .
indian domes are made in "fake" arch ,meaning that layers of stone are horizontal not angular as in the case of "real" arch.
the fake arch doesnt have lateral pressure ,but also it cant be made to large.
the real arch can produce large internal expansion.
some architects believe that dome or arch and jain micro-decorations(imitation of arab mosaics) was influenced by muslim architecture before the invasion of mughals based on the fact that they usually appear after 10 century when muslims advance as far as Indus,while others believe that it was an internal development.
the foiled arch was born near Baghdad but the inventor was either a arab according to one theory ,either a indian architect living there.