A city planner, an architect and a historian trace the urban development of this outstanding city and analyse its architecture in urban and historical contexts from its origins in the pre Islamic period to the situation today. The authors did extensive fieldwork in Bukhara and have published a number of books and many articles on Near Eastern and Persian architecture and urbanism.
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Enjoy pictures of the architectural miracles of the East in Bukhara-given the honorary title of The Eastern Dome of Islam.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783932565274
Publisert
2003-04-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Edition Axel Menges
Vekt
1343 gr
Høyde
290 mm
Bredde
241 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
224

Biographical note

Anette Gangler teaches city planning at the University of Stuttgart. Heinz Gaube is professor of Oriental studies at the University of Tübingen. Attilio Petruccioli was Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1994 to 1998; today he teaches at the Politecnico de Bari.