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Palace of Shapur I, Ctesiphon, Iraq, iwan, exterior view.
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Palace of Shapur I, Ctesiphon, Iraq, iwan, exterior view.
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Title
Palace
of
Shapur
I
,
Ctesiphon
,
Iraq
,
iwan
,
exterior
view
.
Date
250 CE?
Cultural Context
Iraqi
Middle Eastern
Asian
Style/Period
Sassanian
Persian (culture)
Near Eastern
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Palaces
Royal palaces
Houses
Dwellings
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Eye-level views
Exterior views
Façades
Architectural elements
Exterior walls
Walls
Blind arcades
Arcades (structural assemblies)
Arches
Rooms
Iwans
Halls (interior spaces)
Interior views
Interior walls
Vaults (structural elements)
Barrel vaults
Barrel ceilings
Ceilings
Scaffolds
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Castles & palaces
Houses
Residential facilities
Dwellings
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Facades
Architectural elements
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Walls
Arcades (Architectural components)
Arches
Rooms & spaces
Halls
Interiors
Vaults (Architecture)
Barrel ceilings
Ceilings
Scaffolding
Sculpture
Description
"The
son
and
successor
of
Artaxerxes
,
Shapur
I
(r
.
241-272)
,
succeeded
in
further
extending
Sasanian
territory
. He also
erected
a
great
palace
at
Ctesiphon
, the
capital
his
father
had
established
near
modern
Baghdad
in
Iraq
. The
central
feature
of
Shapur's
palace
was the
monumental
iwan
, or
brick
audience
hall
,
covered
by a
barrel
vault
(in
effect
, a
deep
arch
over
an
oblong
space)
that
came
almost
to a
point
some
900
feet
above
the
ground
. The
facade
to the
left
and
right
of the
iwan
was
divided
into a
series
of
horizontal
bands
made
up
of
blind
arcades
, a
series
of
arches
without
actual
openings
,
applied
as
wall
decoration.
"
(Excerpt
,
p.51)
Location Depicted
Ctesiphon (Iraq)
Al Madain (Iraq)
Baghdad (Iraq)
Iraq
Material
Brick (clay product)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Castles & palaces
Houses
Dwellings
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Rooms & spaces
Facades
Source
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.2-28, p.51)
Rights
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Archivio e Studio Folco Quilici, Roma.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
365-18.jpg
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