Re: Yelmic Style Temple

From: Greg Stafford <Greg_at_...>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:24:32 -0800


Hello,

At 05:13 AM 2/12/2002 -0000, you wrote:
>What do you think about Classical Dara Happan Model Temple?
Mythic eras can be visited of course, and created an objective towards which Dara Happan artists worked. Thus their prehistoric and Khordavu-era slow changes. To us, it looks "Early Middle Eastern." Dara Happan art and material culture is static until acted upon by an outside force. The outside force for most of their internal chnage has been Pelanda. Pelandan style is resisted then adopted by DH emperors throughout history. Thus over centuries the Middle Eastern" architecture of Khordavu gradually gives way to a more-Sassinid like (Greek) style. When Takenegi undertook the rebuilding of the empire after SS many artists came from Pelanda, and the prevalent style "today" is similar to the Doric style Greek temples. Of course, he has also rebuilt the prehistoric Solar ziggurants as well, for magical purposes.



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