Okay. Moving on. Why the Sultan's Palace isn't Krok themed. This post will not be about dictionary definitions. I will be looking at the house itself and how it is designed and landscaped. (By the way, have you seen the new Architectural Digest? I LOVE the exterior of the house on page 117...)
1. You see the dome with the finial there? And the mini domes on the spires? What does it remind you of? The Taj Mahal. Of course, the colors here are a bit more vivid, and the stone work slightly less intricate, but this does look like Mughal architecture to me. Mughal is a mix of Persian, Islamic, and Indian styles. Sultans are monarchs of Islamic countries, so this is not Krokotopian. Krokotopia was based off of Egypt.
2. You don't see this greenery and these fountains in Krokotopia, do you? The pool... It reminds one a lot of the reflecting pool at the Taj Mahal. (It's a bit unfortunate this reflecting pool doesn't reflect, eh?)
3. That arch? It's called an iwan. A fundamental part of Mughal architecture.
4. Now we move into the internal yard/courtyard. (I'll continue to use the Taj Mahal as an example, because it is easily recognizable.)
The screen is meant to be a jali. A jali is part of Islamic architecture. It is an intricate screen made out of carved marble. It doesn't look much like marble, but I think the artists wanted to make it look different from a traditional jali. (Not exactly sure... I might come back to this one.)
A jali in the Taj Mahal.
Picture from Wikipedia
5. The designers for this palace took many elements of Islamic architecture. An example of Moorish architecture is the orange and white pattern throughout the palace.
It reminds me of the voussoirs on the arches in the Cathedral/Mosque of Cordoba. (Voussoirs are the wedge-shaped stones in an arch.)
Cathedral of CordobaPicture from Wikipedia
That's it for post 1, folks! I spent a LOT of time on this post, researching and pretending to be an architecture junkie and stuff. (I'm just kidding about pretending... or am I? :P)
Take care!
Take care!
6 comments:
Very nicely done! :D Its fun to learn new information sometimes. Especially when it has to do with a game ^_^
WOW! I think you nailed that head on XD
Cool-ness! (P.S. I do remember your outfit last time. At least it wasn't a pumpkin head! XD)
The wallpaper designs on the inside are very Indian, too. Awesome post!
I drew a picture of the Taj Mahal for history class. Once I get it back, I will send it to you :P
This is a fabulous entry. Way to go!
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