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Newar Buddhist architecture
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Newar_Buddhist_architecture
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
architectural style
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Newar_people
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
harmika (square railing on stupa)
pinnacle (gajur)
torana (decorative arch)
vajra (thunderbolt symbol)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Newar Buddhist architecture
gptkbp:influenced
Tibetan architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy
Tibetan Buddhist architecture
Indian Buddhist architecture
gptkbp:material
gptkb:brick
wood
terracotta
gilded copper
gptkbp:notableExample
gptkb:Boudhanath_Stupa
gptkb:Itum_Bahal
gptkb:Kwa_Bahal
gptkb:Hiranya_Varna_Mahavihar
gptkb:Swayambhunath_Stupa
gptkbp:notableFeature
brick and timber construction
pagoda style temples
carved wooden windows
chaitya (stupa)
vihara (monastic courtyards)
gptkbp:period
gptkb:Malla_period
gptkb:Licchavi_period
gptkbp:region
gptkb:Kathmandu_Valley
gptkbp:religiousTitle
monastic residence
Buddhist worship
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Buddhists_(Newar_Buddhists)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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