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Fatima Al-Karim

Pictorial Photography in America 1920

Edition2

Fatima Al-Karim

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English
Alpha Editions
30 September 2025
History of architecture; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Archaeology
At sunrise, light slips through a temple doorway, striking stone with uncanny precision. Across continents, from pyramids in Egypt to circles in Britain and cities in Asia, builders aligned monuments with the heavens. This book asks the deeper question: why did so many civilisations embed sacred geometry into their most enduring works-and what does that reveal about human meaning? Far from being mere superstition, these designs united science, myth, and power. Readers will journey through the pyramid mysteries, the alignments of megalithic sites, and the cosmic grids of ancient cities, discovering how architecture became both map and prayer. They will encounter the blurred line between ritual and measurement, exploring how astronomy and temples shaped agriculture, kingship, and community life. At each step, striking case studies and cultural debates bring the stones alive, showing how the human urge to link earth with sky has never vanished. This book is written for curious readers who crave both wonder and clarity-those who seek more than surface-level tales of lost civilisations. It offers a fresh lens on ancient cosmology, one that challenges assumptions and connects past design to present questions of orientation, meaning, and memory. By the end, readers will see how sky and stone monuments are not relics of a vanished world, but keys to understanding our ongoing search for order. Whether drawn by history, architecture, or the enduring meaning of sacred geometry, they will find here a guide to how humanity once built with the stars-and why it matters still.
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Imprint:   Alpha Editions
ISBN:   9789374128275
ISBN 10:   9374128276
Pages:   174
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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