ARC 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Ulugh Beg, Iwan, Ottoman Empire

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Architecture
• Course: ARC 111
• Professor: Andrew Manson

Document Summary

The dome of power, the garden of paradis: for nearly a millennium, the nomads of eurasia seemed more intent on destroying rather than building. The nomadic rulers commissioned domes and gardens that conveyed compelling visions of paradise to legitimate their rule. The persian renaissance: from the timurids to the safavids: for nearly a millennium, the nomads of eurasia seemed more intent on destroying rather than building. Beginning in the fifteenth century, however, they created new monumental settings in the region from western uzbekistan to northern india and had a heavy persian influence: they sponsored shining cities with domes and minarets. Local builders contributed decorative motifs and construction practices to the persian types. The monadic rulers commissioned domes and gardens that conveyed compelling visions of paradise to legitimate their rule. The persian renaissance: from the timurids to the safavids: many territories in the region came under muslim rule during the first two centuries of islam.