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Neo-Assyrian Architecture : Neo-Assyrian Architecture
Slide 3 :
Neo-Assyrian Cities : Neo-Assyrian Cities A.- as formidable power (10th century)--> territorial expansion & political consolidation
B,.-Reached new levels of size and grandeur, funded by wealth of conquest (to about 600 BC)
C.- 3 categories of Assyrian cities:
D.- Continuously existing settlement (Assur)
E.- Re-founded settlement (Nimrud, Nineveh)
F.- New foundation (Khorsabad)
Slide 5 : . ASHUR
Asshur : Asshur
Niniveh : Niniveh Hanging Gardens
ZIGGURAT : ZIGGURAT The ziggurat at Nineveh in Assyria ,not the palace- the temple
Nineveh : Nineveh Palace of Sennacherib According to the Scriptures Nimrod was the founder of Nineveh he city itself, with the walls around it, was 3 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. It is interesting that the prophet Jonah described the "great city" of Nineveh as a "3 days journey" across, obviously referring to the whole territory as does other parts of the Bible. He must have passed through several cities at the time.
Niniveh : Niniveh Nineveh was the famous capital of ancient Assyrian and one of the mightiest cities of all antiquity. It is situated on the east bank of the Tigris River just opposite modern Mosul.
Slide 11 : NIMRUD
NIMRUD : NIMRUD NIMRUD
NIMRUD : NIMRUD
Slide 14 : NIMRUD
W - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (added elements includedoors, 3D characters, and fully modeled lamassu. : W - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (added elements includedoors, 3D characters, and fully modeled lamassu. NIMRUD
AG - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view of the throne dais (added features: rolling brazier, whisk bearer, decorative arch over relief : AG - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view of the throne dais (added features: rolling brazier, whisk bearer, decorative arch over relief NIMRUD
AF - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view east toward the throne dais (added features: rolling brazier, characters, decorative arch over reliefs B-23 and B-13). : AF - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view east toward the throne dais (added features: rolling brazier, characters, decorative arch over reliefs B-23 and B-13). NIMRUD
AD - Section rendering from the virtual model of the Palace, looking west through the Throne Room and the Great Northern Courtyard at Entry D. : AD - Section rendering from the virtual model of the Palace, looking west through the Throne Room and the Great Northern Courtyard at Entry D. NIMRUD
U - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais . - : U - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais . - . NIMRUD
2F - View northeast inside Room F (this room is the newest edition to our 3D computer model; note that the gray band above the guilloche marks an area of probable decoration, but just what that looked like has not yet been determined). : 2F - View northeast inside Room F (this room is the newest edition to our 3D computer model; note that the gray band above the guilloche marks an area of probable decoration, but just what that looked like has not yet been determined). . Interior view of King Arzubanipal’s palace NIMRUD
Sargon palaceKorshabad : Sargon palaceKorshabad
Korshabad : Korshabad Palace of Emperor Sargon II at Khorsabad
Interior view of King Arzubanipal’s palace : Interior view of King Arzubanipal’s palace
The Famous Winged Bulls from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad : The Famous Winged Bulls from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad
SOURCES : SOURCES http://www.hudsonfla.com/artempires.htm http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/mba/mba20.htm http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/sargon_iis_palace_dur-sharrukin#ixzz0snyrCdXD http://ecai.org/iraq/SiteName.asp?SiteID=3 http://www.learningsites.com/NWPalace/NWP_Crtyd_renders.html