Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures

Hi, everyone. Here is the index of a gallery of traditional architectures before globalisation around the world.

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Architectures	Costumes	Foods	Miscellaneous Handicrafts	Musical Instruments	Symbols and Motifs	Visual Arts	Vehicles	Weapons and Armours	Writings
Calendars and Clocks	Performing Arts	Economic Systems	Festivals	Games	Literatures	Martial Arts	Music	Religions and Folklores	Political Systems	Units of Measurement

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Northern America	Northern Africa	Northern Europe	Central Asia	Micronesia
Central America	Western Africa	Eastern Europe	Eastern Asia	Polynesia
Caribbean	Central Africa	Western Europe	Western Asia	Melanesia
Southern America	Eastern Africa	Southern Europe	Southern Asia	Australia and New Zealand
	Southern Africa		Southeastern Asia

Playlists:

• Ohio State: History of Architecture I with Prof. Jacqueline Gargus | CosmoLearning https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaLOVNqqD-2HUsGTv_GQ3opJoPPjdM9S6

Elements

element	type	place of origin	time	image
šâdorvân شادروان [pes]	ablution fountain	Iran		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:%C5%9Ead%C4%B1rvans
būcrānium [lat] boukrā́nion βουκράνιον [grc]	ornament			https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bucrania
epistȳlium [lat] epistylon ἐπίστυλον [grc]	beam			https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Architraves
eyvān ایوان [pes] ʿīwān إيوان [ara]	hall	Mesopotamia		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iwans_(architecture)
fris [ita]	ornament			https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Friezes
giboshi 擬宝珠 [jpn]	ornament			https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ornamental_caps
hilarri [eus]	stele	Basque Country		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Basque_steles
Karuâtis Καρυᾶτις [grc]	support	Greece		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Caryatids
mašrabiyya مشربية‎ [arb]	balcony	Baghdad	12th century	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mashrabiya
manāra منارة‎ [arb]	mosque tower		Umayyad Caliphate period	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minarets
ménshén 門神 [cmn]	door gods that protect against evil influences	Chinese folk religion	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menshen
metópē μετόπη [grc]	ornament	Greece		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Metopes
trígluphos τρίγλυφος [grc]	ornament	Greece		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Triglyphs
yuèqiáo 月橋 [cmn]	bridge	China		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Moon_bridges

Other Lessons

• Introduction to Common Han Characters
• Ranking of countries by cost of living in the world
• Introduction to Writing Systems
• Traditional Architectures
• Traditional Symbols and Motifs
• Naming in different cultures
• Text Processing Tools
• Productivity tools for polyglots
• Similar Sayings
• Websites of DIY Procedures
• Comparison of Advanced FLOSS Tools for Learning
• Best Singers
• Most Famous Folk Songs