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The Temple Tomb of Hatshepsut:
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"Valley of the Kings"
- Deir al Bahri, Egypt |
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The Temple Tomb of Hatshepsut:
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1473-1458 B.C.
New Kingdom architect |
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The Temple Tomb of Hatshepsut:
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Built for the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut
facts:
- A strong processional axis
- linked to cycle of the Nile River |
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Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun):
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Pompeii, Italy
Built in 1st century A.D. |
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Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun)
Patron?
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Definition
Wealthy Citizen
Facts:
- axial sequence
- urban villa
- courtyard typology |
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon:
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Iraq (in ancient city of Babylon)
604- 562 B.C. |
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon:
Patron?
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Nebudchadnezzar II
Facts:
- built for homesick wife who missed the Mtns.
- example of Ziggurat
- early idea of paradise garden
- Gravity fed irrigation system |
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Belvedere Cortile:
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Vatican City, Italy
1558-1561
designed by Bramante |
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Belvedere Cortile:
Patron?
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Pope Julius II
Facts:
- Pope's bedroom looks out over axial symmetry and is above the courtyard
- ramp douce
- naumachia (re-enactment of naval battles) |
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Definition
| is the re-enactment of naval battles, or the basin in which the re-enactment is held. |
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Alhambra:
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Granada, Spain
13th & 14th centuries A.D.
Designer: unknown |
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Definition
Built for Islamic rulers:
Yusuf I & Muhammad V
facts:
- aqueducts from Sierra Nevada bring water
- courtyard typology
- water used to cool interior spaces
- "the red palace"
- two main courtyards ( Lions & mMyrtles ) |
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Court of lions is located where?
characteristics? |
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Definition
Location: Alhambra
facts: four-section fountain |
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Court of Myrtles is located where?
characteristics? |
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Definition
Location: Alhambra
facts: sequence of pools and light (system of cooling) |
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Villa d'Este:
location?
date?
designer? |
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Location: Tivoli, Italy (near Rome)
date: 1550-1572 A.D.
Designer: Pirro Ligorio |
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Villa d'Este:
Patron?
Facts? |
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Patron: Cardinal Ippolito d'Este
facts:
- playful water fountains
- steep site
- iconography: "virtue or vice" (d'Este's aspirations to Rome & Papacy |
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Villa Lante:
location?
date?
designer? |
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location: Bagnaia, Italy
date: 1568-1579 A.D.
designer: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola |
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Villa Lante:
patron?
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patron: Cardinal Giovanni Francessco Gambara
facts:
- garden is filled with allusive allegory that blends humanist thought and family glory.
- crayfish |
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Term
Villa Lante:
name fountains in order... |
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Definition
Lion Cub
Moors
Lamps
River Gods
Water Chain
Dolphins
Deluge |
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Taj Mahal:
location?
date?
designer? |
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location: Agra, India
date: 1632 AD
designer: Ustand Ahmad Lahauri |
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Term
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Definition
patron: Shah Jahan
facts:
- contains the 4-went water way of the Mughal garden
- main building is a mausoleum
- built for shah's wife - Mumtaz |
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Versailles:
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date? |
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location: near Paris, France
date: 1664-1713 A.D. |
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Versailles:
designers?
patron? |
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designers:
- Andre le Notre
- Louis le Vau
- Charles le Brun
parton: King Louis XIV (14th) |
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Definition
facts:
- Apollo imagery
- strong axis
- cross axis = reflecting pool
- fountains in sequence= choreographed experience through garden
- example of allee
- example of quincunx |
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Term
University of Virginia:
location?
date?
designers? |
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Definition
location: Charlottesville, VA
date: 1819- present
designers:
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Latrobe |
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University of Virginia:
patron?
facts? |
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Definition
patron: Jefferson & State of Virginia
facts:
- example of chinoiserie
- conceptual idea of copying the Pantheon
- North-end of lawn is "Rotunda" (1/2 scale version of pantheon) |
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Chateau d'Anet:
location?
date?
designer? |
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Definition
location: Dreux, France
date: 1547-1552 A.D.
designer: Philibert de l'Orme |
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Chateau d'Anet:
patron?
facts? |
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Definition
patron: Diane de Poitiers (mistress of Henry II)
facts:
- example of courtyard
- example of chateau
- two main fountains |
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Garden of the Humble Administrator:
location?
date?
designer? |
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location: Sozhou, China
date: 1520's
designer: unknown |
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The Garden of the Humble Administrator:
patron?
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patron: Wang Xiawchawg
facts:
- element of moongate
- example of pagoda
- use of grille
- maze of connected pools |
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Villa Madama:
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date? |
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location: Rome, Italy
date: 1518 |
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Villa Madama:
designer?
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designer: Rafael
facts:
- suburban villa
- example of courtyard
- example of column
- famous for its use as a casino
- example of terraced garden
- example of loggia (elephant fountain) |
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Paley Park:
location?
date?
designers? |
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Definition
location: New York City
date: 1970-present
designers: Zion & Breen (firm) |
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Definition
facts:
- example of urban oasis
- example of courtyard (walls on three sides)
- example of water fall |
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Term
Xochimilch Eco Park:
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date?
designer? |
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location: Mexico City, Mexico
date:1993-present
designer: Government |
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Xochimilch Eco Park:
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Definition
facts:
- example of chinampas
- declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO |
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Monastery at St. Gall:
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date? |
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Definition
location: St. Gallen, Switzerland
date: 720 A.D. |
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Monastery at St. Gall:
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Definition
facts:
- example of a cloister
- founded by Saint Othmar
- is declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO |
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Macchu Picchu:
location?
date?
designer? |
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location: Peru
date: 15th century
designer: built by the Inca's |
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Macchu Picchu:
patron?
facts? |
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Definition
patron: Inca Emperor Pachacuti
facts:
- example of terrace garden
- built as temple
- example of citadel |
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Naumkeag Residence:
location?
date?
designer? |
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Definition
location: Stockbridge, MA
date: 1886
designer: Fletcher Steele |
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Naumkeag Residence:
patron?
facts? |
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Definition
patron: Joseph Hodges Choate
facts:
- terraced gardens
- including:
The Rose Garden
The Afternoon Garden
The Chinese Garden |
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