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Architecture of Historical Mosques: A Typological Study on the Archaeological Site of Barobazar
The focus of this study is on the architectural organization and typological characteristics of ancient mosques in the archaeological remains of Barobazar, a region with historically rich infrastructure and vast natural resources. While a small number of historic structures in Bangladesh have received minor conservation measures, the conservative decisions rarely reflect the built environment's period-centric architectural traits. Barobazar's excavated site has a variety of mosque archetypes, such as the Sultanate, as well as ancient mounds and tanks, all of which are indicative of Bangladesh's historical architectural scene. Despite efforts by the Department of Archaeology in Bangladesh to locate and safeguard the old mosques at Barobazar as antiquity, some of the unearthed building forms have been modified in contrast to their prior state, while others have remained deteriorated and unrestored. The study of these mosques provides opportunities to learn about existing instances of ancient religious spaces as well as the decisions that must be made to preserve the physical structures' history and “sense of space”. The study focuses on the historical, socio-cultural, and architectural effects on the composition of traditional Islamic religious spaces in the Barobazar area. Based on the results of the archaeological excavation by the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh, historical mosques were studied, and eight cases were researched to create a typological comparison based on architectural and structural traits. As part of the methodology, field surveys, existing literature reviews on each mosque's social and architectural history, interviews with locals, and data collection based on prior and current structural and architectural conditions were compiled. The research presented in this paper can aid in the design considerations needed to preserve Barobazar's government-protected sites.
Architecture of Historical Mosques: A Typological Study on the Archaeological Site of Barobazar
The focus of this study is on the architectural organization and typological characteristics of ancient mosques in the archaeological remains of Barobazar, a region with historically rich infrastructure and vast natural resources. While a small number of historic structures in Bangladesh have received minor conservation measures, the conservative decisions rarely reflect the built environment's period-centric architectural traits. Barobazar's excavated site has a variety of mosque archetypes, such as the Sultanate, as well as ancient mounds and tanks, all of which are indicative of Bangladesh's historical architectural scene. Despite efforts by the Department of Archaeology in Bangladesh to locate and safeguard the old mosques at Barobazar as antiquity, some of the unearthed building forms have been modified in contrast to their prior state, while others have remained deteriorated and unrestored. The study of these mosques provides opportunities to learn about existing instances of ancient religious spaces as well as the decisions that must be made to preserve the physical structures' history and “sense of space”. The study focuses on the historical, socio-cultural, and architectural effects on the composition of traditional Islamic religious spaces in the Barobazar area. Based on the results of the archaeological excavation by the Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh, historical mosques were studied, and eight cases were researched to create a typological comparison based on architectural and structural traits. As part of the methodology, field surveys, existing literature reviews on each mosque's social and architectural history, interviews with locals, and data collection based on prior and current structural and architectural conditions were compiled. The research presented in this paper can aid in the design considerations needed to preserve Barobazar's government-protected sites.
Architecture of Historical Mosques: A Typological Study on the Archaeological Site of Barobazar
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Chica-Olmo, Jorge (editor) / Vujičić, Miroslav (editor) / Castanho, Rui Alexandre (editor) / Stankov, Uglješa (editor) / Martinelli, Eliana (editor) / Alam, Humayra (author) / Sarkar, Nomrota (author) / Hossain, Md. Khalid (author)
The International Conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism ; 2022
2024-03-02
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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