Talk:History of architecture
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There is A LOT of hot air in the writing. Take the first paragraph. I have added my comments.Brosi 14:05, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
At the beginning,[beginning of what? civilization? early societies?] humanity [what does the author mean by humanity? an anachronism]saw the world as thoroughly alive with gods, demons and spirits, a world that knew nothing of scientific objectivism. [why do we need to know that they were obviously ignorant of scientific objectivism?] The ways in which the people came to terms with their immediate environment were thus grounded in the omnipotence of Gods..... [this phrase does not differentiate between fertility goddesses and the later development of masculine gods] Thus, the founding and ordering of the city and her[her!] most important buildings (the palace or temple) were often executed by priests [not always true and even so differs considerably from place to place] or even the ruler himself and the construction was accompanied by rituals intended to enter human activity into continued divine benediction. [benediction? Were early religions Catholic?] Ancient architecture is characterised by this tension between the divine and mortal world. [This - apart from the cliche is not true from place to place] Cities would mark a contained sacred space over the wilderness of nature outside, and the temple or palace continued this order by acting as a house for the Gods. The architect, be he priest or king, was not the sole important figure; he was merely part of a continuing tradition [anachronism].
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