History of Architecture II

The history of Islam and the character of Islamic architecture — the arch, dome, minaret, mihrab and the mosque plan; calligraphy, arabesque and geometry. Its arrival and adaptation in India and the development of style under the Delhi Sultanate — the Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties — with key examples for each.

The provincial styles of Punjab, Jaunpur, Bengal, Gujarat, Malwa and the Deccan (Bijapur, Golconda, Bidar, Gulbarga). The Mughal style under Babur, Sher Shah, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb — from red sandstone to white marble — and the development of the Mughal garden.

Factors shaping Egyptian architecture; its character; the evolution of the pyramid and the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza; the Egyptian temple — the Great Temple of Ammon at Karnak and the rock-cut temple of Ramses at Abu Simbel. Mayan architecture — Chichen Itza (El Castillo, Temple of the Warriors, the Great Ball Court), Tikal and Teotihuacan (the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon).

The outline of Greek architectural character and the orders — Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Acropolis at Athens; the Parthenon and the Erechtheion; and the Theatre of Epidaurus.

Roman architectural character and orders (including Tuscan and Composite); building systems — the arch, vault, dome and concrete; and building typologies — the Pantheon, the Baths of Caracalla, the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, the Forum, and engineering works such as aqueducts and bridges.