Forbidden City

Examples of Forbidden City in the following topics:

• Architecture and Urban Planning under the Ming Dynasty

  • The Forbidden City remains important in the civic scheme of Beijing, with its central north-south axis remaining the central axis of the entire city.
  • The Forbidden City is located within the larger Imperial City in Beijing, which is in turn encompassed by the Inner City.
  • Almost all roofs in the Forbidden City bear yellow glazed tiles, with only two exceptions.
  • Location of the Forbidden City in the historic center of Beijing
  • The Forbidden City is located within the larger Imperial City in Beijing, which is in turn encompassed by the Inner City.

• The Decorative Arts under the Ming Dynasty

  • One of the 340,000 pieces of ceramics and porcelain held at The Palace Museum of the Forbidden City.

• Islamic Art

  • It frequently includes secular elements and elements that are forbidden by some Islamic theologians.
  • Because figural representations are generally considered to be forbidden in Islam, the word takes on religious meaning in art as seen in the tradition of calligraphic inscriptions.
  • Typically, though not entirely, Islamic art has focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy, rather than human or animal figures, because it is believed by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God, forbidden in the Qur'an.
  • Depictions of the human form in art intended for the purpose of worship is considered idolatry and is forbidden in Islamic law, known as Sharia law.

• Luxury Arts

  • It frequently includes secular elements and elements that are frowned on, if not forbidden, by some Islamic theologians.
  • Many Muslims fear that the depiction of the human form is a type of idolatry and thereby a sin against God, forbidden in the Qur'an.
  • Human representation for the purpose of worship is considered idolatry and is duly forbidden in Islamic law, known as Sharia law.

• Urban Planning in the Greek High Classical Period

  • Hippodamus of Miletus is considered the "father" of rational city planning, and the city of Priene is a prime example of his grid planned cities.
  • His plans of Greek cities were characterized by order and regularity in contrast to the intricacy and confusion common to cities of that period.
  • In the middle of the city were many public buildings.
  • The agora was the central component of the city.
  • Instead, the rational plan of Priene allowed for access to multiple sites of the city and easy navigation through the city.

• Architecture of the Aztecs

  • Their capital was Tenochtitlan on the shore of Lake Texcoco, the site of modern-day Mexico City.
  • Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the expanding Aztec empire during the 15th century.
  • An ancient Aztec prophecy predicted that the wandering tribes would find the destined site for a great city.
  • Built on a series of islets, the city plan was based on a symmetrical layout that was divided into four city sections, known as campans.
  • The city was interlaced with canals used for transportation.

• Ostia

  • The city of Ostia represents a more typical urban-dwelling existence for Roman plebeians.
  • Ostia provides evidence of what a busy, typical Roman city would have looked like.
  • The city is typical of a Roman city, including a large central forum, bath houses , temples, a theatre, barracks for firemen, and apartment buildings.
  • The two central streets of the city, the cardo and decumanius ran north-south and east-west through the city, intersecting at the forum–the center of the city's civic and religious activities.
  • Over 15 mithraea have been discovered in the city.

• Mantua

  • Arts and culture flourished in the city of Mantua under Gonzaga rule.
  • The City of Mantua, located in the northern Italian plain, was traditionally a center of cloth manufacture.
  • Luigi Gonzaga, who had been podestà of the city in 1318, was elected "People's Captain. " The Gonzagas built new city walls with five gates and renovated the architecture of the city in the 14th century, but the political situation in the city did not settle until the third ruling Gonzaga, Ludovico Gonzaga, eliminated his relatives, seizing power for himself .
  • Federico commissioned Giulio Romano to build the famous Palazzo del Te, on the periphery of the city, and profoundly improved the city .

• Pisa, Venice, and Milan

  • The Italian cities of Pisa, Venice, and Milan were important bridges between the Medieval and the Renaissance periods.
  • Italy was ruled primarily as a set of independent city-states or sometimes slightly larger Duchies.
  • Each was generally ruled by powerful families who had become wealthy through the unique trade economy that was developing in many Italian cities, particularly in the north.
  • Venice today is known for its series of canals serving as transportation in this city made up of many islands.
  • Today Milan is the second largest city in Italy, and during this period, it was no less important.

• Nineveh

  • Nineveh, an Assyrian city on the Tigris River and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, was one of the earliest, greatest cities in antiquity.
  • Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
  • Its ruins are across the river from the modern-day major city of Mosul, in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq.
  • It was Sennacherib who was credited for making Nineveh a truly magnificent city during his rule (c. 700 BCE).
  • Discuss the commercial, religious, and architectural significance of the ancient city of Nineveh.