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Architectures of Great Zimbabwe and Aksum--Ethiopia. Constructed of granite slabs. Oldest monumental stone structure south of the Sahara 1000-520 B.P (1000-1480AD). Consists of a series of walls and towers. Massive stone masonry, without mortar. Herringbone design patterns, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Architectures of Great Zimbabwe and Aksum--Ethiopia
Constructed of granite slabs. Oldest monumental stone structure south of the Sahara
1000-520 B.P (1000-1480AD).
Consists of a series of walls and towers. Massive stone masonry, without mortar.
Herringbone design patterns,Triangular patterns
Checkerboard designsIncluding numerous colored stones
Other objects from the site includeBird pillars, fragments of stone platters and ivory
figurines
Site might have been inhabited from about 300 AD,Although the great enclosure was constructed from the 10th-16th cent.
There are three main buildings: elliptical building/temple
Tall conical towerSmall stone tower and a mass of stone work from other buildings
Possibly a royal Palace of a divine King—Monomotapa
Iron working culture; reputed for their great mines in gold, iron and copper
A view of the valley ruin and the Great enclosure
Reconstructed entrance into the Great Zimbabwe
Staircase into the enclosure
Tower of the Great Zimbabwe
Outer wall and entrance, the Great Zimbabwe
Inside the grounds of the Great enclosure
Ruins of the Eastern enclosure
Bird with upturned face,Great Zimbabwe,Stone
One of three birds,Great Zimbabwe
Two Leopards, Ivory ornaments, Great Zimbabwe
Fragment of stone platter with animal imagery, Great Zimbabwe
Fragments with abstract motifs, Great Zimbabwe
Carved stone figurine,Great Zimbabwe
Aksum—Ethiopia
Empire ranked as one of the greatest Empires of all timeBy 1st half of the 1st millennium C.E, it had:
An extensive maritime tradeCoinage,
Written inscriptions and LiteratureChristian faith
Juxtaposition of timber frame works with stone masonry
Windows and doors were supported by framework of triangular timber
Friezes of windows and timber panels were constructed high above the nave
Painted vaulted ceilings might have been inspired by Byzantine art
Rock-cut churches
Beta Madhane Alemi, Lalibela, largest of rock cut churches, has a nave and four aisles and surrounded by a colonnade of plain square pillars
Monastery of the Old Church at Debre Damo, Aksumite Peoples, Ethiopia
Interior of Enda Kidana Mehrat,Debra Zion,Domes apparently cut from solidRocks with Byzantine influencesPainting derive from a long traditionof indigenous decoration which continuestoday in the metal processional crosses
Interior of Imraha KristosWith Aksumite geometric and interlacePattern in the imitation of carving
Part of the ceiling with panels portraying natural history of the terrestrial world
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