Lahore  - <p>In this presentation you will learn about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>the evolution of the Islamic world, through historical chronological outlines highlighting locational characteristics and organisational features;</li><li>the principal architectural and urban elements of the Islamic city in different contexts, including ‘high’ and ‘peripheral’ traditional settlements;</li><li>the urban context of the traditional settlements of Lahore in Pakistan and Harat Al Mudayrib in Oman.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>You will also be given an overview of all the lectures in this series.</p>

Lecture 1: The Great Urban Centres of the Islamic World

Type
presentation slides
Year
2018

In this presentation you will learn about:


  • the evolution of the Islamic world, through historical chronological outlines highlighting locational characteristics and organisational features;
  • the principal architectural and urban elements of the Islamic city in different contexts, including ‘high’ and ‘peripheral’ traditional settlements;
  • the urban context of the traditional settlements of Lahore in Pakistan and Harat Al Mudayrib in Oman.


You will also be given an overview of all the lectures in this series.

Citation

ArCHIAM. “The Great Urban Centres of the Islamic World” Part one of 10 presentations developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2018.

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Copyright

Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme and the Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia, and Maghreb (University of Liverpool)

Country

Oman
Pakistan

Language

English

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