Architecture in Asia
and the Pacific Region
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the individual, (masjid)
the congregation, (jami)
the total population of a town, (idgah) and
the entire Muslim world
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▪ Mosque:
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Domes, squinches, muqarnas, horeshoe and
ogee arches, rich surface decorations
▪ Moorish: Spain and Islam,
▪ Mughal: India and Islam,
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▪ Buddhist:
▪ Hindu:
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▪ Angkor Wat,
▪ Borubudur,
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▪ Palaces and temples
▪ Hierarchy of buildings
▪ Bilateral Symmetry
▪ Symbolism of colours
▪ Cosmological concepts
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▪ Shinto:
▪ Buddhism:
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