ARTHIST 136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sophia (Wisdom), Ananda Temple, Architecture Of Indonesia
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Entrance room that leads to the shrine. Stone is somewhat used around the windows as well. The outside is cut pieces of stone three levels arranged in a curved pyramid shape between the levels. There are a lot of paintings in the temples; the water would come down inside and would ruin the paintings towards the tops water leakage. Not a wet zone but when they have rain they have bad rain. Earth is so hard that it actually doesn"t soak in but skids along the earth and pools. Decorations on the windows cut into the stone. Hindu kind of tower on the top. The roof is thought to mimic a canvas or cloth. All niches have buddha images in them. In the back there are the repeated number of seated buddha images. Upon the line throne the king shall sit, and shall enjoy the beauty of sovranity.
