monumental architecture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmonumentalandarchitecture
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monumental
adjective
uk/ˌmɒn.jəˈmen.təl/us/ˌmɑːn.jəˈmen.t̬əl/
very ...
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architecture
noun[U]
uk/ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/us/ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/
the art and practice of designing and ...
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The archaeological correlations of such expressions of centralized organization are found in public buildings, par ticularlymonumentalarchitecture.
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Monumentalarchitecturewas a symbol of this appropriation of nature and of man's mastery of the environment.
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Monumentalarchitectureseparated ritual participants in buildings from audiences in the plazas below.
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Clearly, this is a site of great importance, if defined only by its size and the presence ofmonumentalarchitecture.
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As we shall see, part of the function of public andmonumentalarchitectureduring this period was to present an idealized portrait of society.
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Large quantities of jade are found in dedicatory caches and burials inmonumentalarchitectureas well as in elite and non-elite residences.
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Monumentalarchitecturedid not die, of course, in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
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In addition, building outlying centers or taking over nearby sites would have created more high-status living areas in and around themonumentalarchitecture.
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There he finds not just individual tombs with an often ponderously ornatemonumentalarchitecture, making its potent statement about the worth of the deceased and his quality as an individual.
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A one-to-one substitution of plazas and /ormonumentalarchitecturefor roads does not appear to be the entire explanation.
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When examining factors that shape the built environment there is a tendency to focus on the more obvious configuration ofmonumentalarchitectureand overall site layout.
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There is the noted absence of what one might callmonumentalarchitecture.
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He was known for his keen sense of historical precedent, statements of dynastic legitimacy and the power ofmonumentalarchitecture.
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Significant ecological impacts and major cultural investments inmonumentalarchitectureand statuary thus began soon after initial settlement.
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More typically, intricate patterns and geometric designs, bold colors andmonumentalarchitecturewere the norm.
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He was known for his ability to createmonumentalarchitecturethat responded to the human scale.
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These people are best known for making colossal heads but also carved jade, erectedmonumentalarchitecture, made small-scale sculpture, and designed mosaic floors.
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The locale has large terrace systems and is also a complex ofmonumentalarchitecture.
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Instead, intricate patterns and geometric designs, bold colors andmonumentalarchitecturewere the norm.
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