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Author Degroot, V. M. Y

Title Candi, Space and Landscape : a Study on the Distribution, Orientation and Spatial Organization of Central Javanese Temple Remains
Published Havertown : Sidestone Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (519 pages)
Series Mededelingen Van Het Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde
Mededelingen Van Het Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde
Summary Central Javanese temples were not built anywhere and anyhow. On the contrary: their positions within the landscape and their architectural designs were determined by socio-cultural, religious and economic factors. This book explores the correlations between temple distribution, natural surroundings and architectural design to understand how Central Javanese people structured the space around them, and how the religious landscape thus created, developed. Besides questions related to territory and landscape, Degroot's book analyzes the structure of the built space and its possible relations with
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Subject Temples -- Indonesia -- Java
Buildings
Temples
SUBJECT Java (Indonesia) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Subject Indonesia -- Java
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789088901805
9088901805
1299558992
9781299558991