Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin
The paper contains mathematical-geographical and topographical analysis of the medieval XI century church of the Holy Cross in the city of Nin (Croatia). The motive for performing the analysis was a widely accepted opinion, which was based on the statements presented in the book “Number of...
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| description | The paper contains mathematical-geographical and topographical analysis of
the medieval XI century church of the Holy Cross in the city of Nin
(Croatia). The motive for performing the analysis was a widely accepted
opinion, which was based on the statements presented in the book “Number of
the Light” (Pejaković, 1978) - that the orientation of the church has a
solar meaning, or, more precisely, that the obvious irregularities in the
construction of the church were a result of the master builder’s intention
to create a building which would simultaneously serve as a house of prayer,
a calendar and a sundial. However, the results of this analysis do not prove
this tempting story: the orientation of the church of the Holy Cross is
dictated by the orientation of the surrounding earlier buildings, in the
midst of which the church was constructed, while the distortions of the
ground plan are a consequence of the medieval master builder’s lack of
education (and not of his intention to adapt the ground plan to the geometry
of the Sun). Although it is a misperception, the theory on the solar meaning
of orientation of the church of the Holy Cross is not completely without
meaning: for the first time on the territory of ex Yugoslavia, this theory
drew attention to the importance of investigating the meaning of orientation
of medieval churches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85462053c98145cca76ddf18a32ae1342023-11-02T01:02:07ZengGeographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASAZbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"0350-75991821-28082014-01-0164325326510.2298/IJGI1403253T0350-75991403253TMathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in NinTadić Milutin0Faculty of Geography, BelgradeThe paper contains mathematical-geographical and topographical analysis of the medieval XI century church of the Holy Cross in the city of Nin (Croatia). The motive for performing the analysis was a widely accepted opinion, which was based on the statements presented in the book “Number of the Light” (Pejaković, 1978) - that the orientation of the church has a solar meaning, or, more precisely, that the obvious irregularities in the construction of the church were a result of the master builder’s intention to create a building which would simultaneously serve as a house of prayer, a calendar and a sundial. However, the results of this analysis do not prove this tempting story: the orientation of the church of the Holy Cross is dictated by the orientation of the surrounding earlier buildings, in the midst of which the church was constructed, while the distortions of the ground plan are a consequence of the medieval master builder’s lack of education (and not of his intention to adapt the ground plan to the geometry of the Sun). Although it is a misperception, the theory on the solar meaning of orientation of the church of the Holy Cross is not completely without meaning: for the first time on the territory of ex Yugoslavia, this theory drew attention to the importance of investigating the meaning of orientation of medieval churches.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7599/2014/0350-75991403253T.pdfChurch of the Holy Crossmathematical geographyorientationMiddle Ages |
| spellingShingle | Tadić Milutin Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić" Church of the Holy Cross mathematical geography orientation Middle Ages |
| title | Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin |
| title_full | Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin |
| title_fullStr | Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin |
| title_short | Mathematical-geographical analysis of orientation of church of the Holy Cross in Nin |
| title_sort | mathematical geographical analysis of orientation of church of the holy cross in nin |
| topic | Church of the Holy Cross mathematical geography orientation Middle Ages |
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