Final Question #1 Architecture

Question 1

Part 1 - Example of religious architecture

Answer 1

Mounded Tombs

Question 2

Part 1 - Specific Tomb

Answer 2

First Emperor Qin and the Lishan Mausoleum

Question 3

Part 1 - Date

Answer 3

Late 3rd Century

Question 4

Part 1 - Location

Answer 4

Shaanxi, China

Question 5

Part 1 - Reference #1 Title and Author

Answer 5

Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art

By Lothar Ledderose

Question 6

Part 1 - Reference #1 Info

Answer 6

“Notes that the compound contained buildings of many sorts, making it… a city for the dead”

Question 7

Part 1 - Notes

Answer 7

Tomb had four pits and included over 10000 warriors. The various structures inside and the large magical army took much time and effort in creating. This alone expresses the power of the emperor. The purpose was to have power and protection in the afterlife, but it also expresses the amount of power he had alive.

Question 8

Part 2 - Example of religious architecture

Answer 8

Cave Temples

Question 9

Part 2 - Specific Temple

Answer 9

The Buddhist Temple of Sokkuram

An artificial cave temple with some exterior characteristics of the mounded tomb traditions and interior characteristics of the cave temples.

Question 10

Part 2 - Date

Answer 10

751

Question 11

Part 2 - Location

Answer 11

On top of Mount Toham in Korea

Question 12

Part 2 - Reference #2 Title and Author

Answer 12

Sokkuram: Buddhist Monument and Political Statement in Korea

By: Mark Harrell

Question 13

Part 2 - Reference #2 Info

Answer 13

States that - Sokkuram’s has dual roles… one that is primarily for Buddhist dharma… its religious role.

Question 14

Part 2 - Reference #2 Info

Answer 14

It further notes that “It is meant to model the perfect Buddhist universe, which may be seen as the mirror of the ideal political state.” In this light it also is used to make a political statement. The location serves the divine so giving those in power more authority to rule.

Question 15

Part 3 - Example of religious architecture

Answer 15

Buddhist Temples

Question 16

Part 3 - Specific Temple

Answer 16

Byodoin and the Phoenix Hall

Question 17

Part 3 - Date

Answer 17

998

Question 18

Part 3 - Location

Answer 18

During the Heian Period in Kyoto Japan

Question 19

Part 3 - History and argument

Answer 19

It was originally bought by Fujiwara no Michinaga. He was one of the most powerful of the Fujiwara clan during the rise in power of the aristocrats (Heian Period). It was later turned into a Buddhist Temple by his son Fujiwara no Yorimichi.

Question 20

Part 3 - Argument

Answer 20

The ownership of this large property expresses the power and status of Fujiwara no Michinaga. On a side note the Phoenix Hall is the most famous building in Byodoin and is on the Japanese 10 yen coin and 10000 yen note. This in itself presents the value and importance of the location.