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The Temple Tomb of Hatshepsut: Location? |
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"Valley of the Kings" - Deir al Bahri, Egypt |
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The Temple Tomb of Hatshepsut: Date? and Designer? |
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1473-1458 B.C.
New Kingdom architect |
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The Temple Tomb of Hatshepsut: Patron? Facts? |
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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): Location? Date? |
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Pompeii, Italy
Built in 1st century A.D. |
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Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) Patron? Facts? |
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Wealthy Citizen
Facts: - axial sequence - urban villa - courtyard typology |
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Location? Date? |
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Iraq (in ancient city of Babylon)
604- 562 B.C. |
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Patron? Facts? |
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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: Location? Date? Designer? |
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Vatican City, Italy
1558-1561
designed by Bramante |
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Belvedere Cortile: Patron? Facts? |
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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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is the re-enactment of naval battles, or the basin in which the re-enactment is held. |
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Alhambra: Location? Date? Designer? |
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Granada, Spain
13th & 14th centuries A.D.
Designer: unknown |
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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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Location: Alhambra
facts: four-section fountain |
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Court of Myrtles is located where?
characteristics? |
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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? facts? |
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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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Villa Lante: name fountains in order... |
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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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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: location? 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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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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University of Virginia: location? date? designers? |
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location: Charlottesville, VA
date: 1819- present
designers: - Thomas Jefferson - Benjamin Latrobe |
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University of Virginia: patron? facts? |
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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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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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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? facts? |
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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: location? date? |
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location: Rome, Italy
date: 1518 |
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Villa Madama: designer? facts? |
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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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location: New York City
date: 1970-present
designers: Zion & Breen (firm) |
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facts: - example of urban oasis - example of courtyard (walls on three sides) - example of water fall |
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Xochimilch Eco Park: location? date? designer? |
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location: Mexico City, Mexico
date:1993-present
designer: Government |
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Xochimilch Eco Park: facts? |
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facts: - example of chinampas - declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO |
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Monastery at St. Gall: location? date? |
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location: St. Gallen, Switzerland
date: 720 A.D. |
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Monastery at St. Gall: facts? |
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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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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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location: Stockbridge, MA
date: 1886
designer: Fletcher Steele |
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Naumkeag Residence: patron? facts? |
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patron: Joseph Hodges Choate
facts: - terraced gardens - including: The Rose Garden The Afternoon Garden The Chinese Garden |
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