Category: Architecture

Paradise in Conflict: Reexamining and Safeguarding the Genius of the Mughal Gardens of Kashmir

March 10, 2014

The Landscapes Research Record journal published the article on ‘Paradise in Conflict: Reexamining and Safeguarding the Genius of the Mughal Gardens of Kashmir’ by Jan Haenraets, Melissa Hollingsworth and Alyssa Schwann. To read the full abstract on a full-width page, see this LINK. The pdf of the full article as published in the Landscape Research Record …

Haeinsa Temple & Tripitaka Koreana

June 7, 2012

The Tripitaka Koreana is one of the most complete Buddhist scriptures and are housed at the Haensa Temple. They consist of 81,258 printing woodblocks of about 70x24cm. It took the craftsmen 16 years, from 1236 to 1251 to complete the carving. The depository building, the ‘Janggyeong Panjeon’ consists of two main buildings and while simple …