ART 176 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Qutb Minar, Sufism, Babur

• School: UH, UH Manoa, UHM
• Department: Art and Art History
• Course: ART 176
• Professor: John Szostak

Document Summary

Minaret: a tower on or near a mosque from which muslims are called to prayer. Becoming more localized and using the materials from area and other temples. Lasted until 1858 when last emperor was exiled to myanmar by the british. Babur (reign 1526-30)- first mughal emperor in india. More religious tolerance within religion to encorporate other religions. Ported a lot of hindu architechtural forms in his buildings. Jahangir has larger body (hierarchy) and head is in the center of the halo. Use of white marble --> elevating themselves to sainthood (white marble reserved for saints) Sense of perfect symmetry in other buildings w/ use of sandstone as contrast. Southeast asia countries were being colonized by western countries.