Proportional Preferences in Mesopotamian Architecture
Proportion and proportionality have been one of the active concerns in studying the aesthetics of art and architecture. Researchers have always sought for the origin of proportion into the art and Architecture of ancient Egypt and Classical Greece. Studies also have examined Mesopotamian art, but no...
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Al-Nahrain Journal for Engineering Sciences
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| description | Proportion and proportionality have been one of the active concerns in studying the aesthetics of art and architecture. Researchers have always sought for the origin of proportion into the art and Architecture of ancient Egypt and Classical Greece. Studies also have examined Mesopotamian art, but not its architecture. This paper investigates Proportion and proportionality in Mesopotamian architecture. The research is based on the assumption that: any architectural decision concerning the measurements of any major built space was subject to the effect of a symbolically favorite proportion. This proportion is related to the symbolism of numbers, widely known in Mesopotamia. The paper aims to unravel the preferred proportion that was implemented in Mesopotamian architecture, by exploring the proportions of the main inner and outer spaces in several buildings of the neo- Sumerian and old Babylonian epochs during which mathematics flourished and consciousness of numbers got matured. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b205b8b1de1447229028f30fcd4999292022-12-21T20:18:10ZengAl-Nahrain Journal for Engineering Sciencesمجلة النهرين للعلوم الهندسية2521-91542521-91622016-01-0119160Proportional Preferences in Mesopotamian ArchitectureSaba Sami Al Ali0Samar Khadim Handhal1Dept. of Architecture, College of Engineering, University of Al-NahrainDept. of Architecture, College of Engineering, University of Al-NahrainProportion and proportionality have been one of the active concerns in studying the aesthetics of art and architecture. Researchers have always sought for the origin of proportion into the art and Architecture of ancient Egypt and Classical Greece. Studies also have examined Mesopotamian art, but not its architecture. This paper investigates Proportion and proportionality in Mesopotamian architecture. The research is based on the assumption that: any architectural decision concerning the measurements of any major built space was subject to the effect of a symbolically favorite proportion. This proportion is related to the symbolism of numbers, widely known in Mesopotamia. The paper aims to unravel the preferred proportion that was implemented in Mesopotamian architecture, by exploring the proportions of the main inner and outer spaces in several buildings of the neo- Sumerian and old Babylonian epochs during which mathematics flourished and consciousness of numbers got matured.https://nahje.com/index.php/main/article/view/60proportion in ancient artDynamic SymmetryGolden SectionBabylonian MathematicsProportion in Mesopotamian Art |
| spellingShingle | Saba Sami Al Ali Samar Khadim Handhal Proportional Preferences in Mesopotamian Architecture مجلة النهرين للعلوم الهندسية proportion in ancient art Dynamic Symmetry Golden Section Babylonian Mathematics Proportion in Mesopotamian Art |
| title | Proportional Preferences in Mesopotamian Architecture |
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| title_short | Proportional Preferences in Mesopotamian Architecture |
| title_sort | proportional preferences in mesopotamian architecture |
| topic | proportion in ancient art Dynamic Symmetry Golden Section Babylonian Mathematics Proportion in Mesopotamian Art |
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