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Metrology in Egyptian Architecture of the XVIII Dynasty, in Thebes
Within the framework of the Conservation and Restoration of the Architectural Heritage, the purpose of the present study is the applied metrology in the composition of the religious architecture realized throughout the 18th Dynasty in the ancient Thebes (Egypt). The objective will be the determination of the geometrical and metrological relationships supposedly used in the Theban architectural models and the module used in the initial project of the buildings. The study and data collection of significant religious buildings, tombs, and temples in the ancient Theban necropolis is completed with the analysis and drawing of their plans. The systematization of the measurements and the modulation of the buildings allow establishing common compositional parameters, the module marked by the measuring unit used. The measurement system corresponding to that time and period (18th Dynasty) was the Egyptian royal cubit. The analysis and study of the measurements in this unit, used in its architectural design, provide exact numbers in the building spaces dimensions. It allows establishing proportional relationships between them, and finding a module of geometric composition, on which the original project was based. This responds to a philosophical and functional concept of the projected spaces. The study of architectonic typologies, and the drawing of plans in the correct unit of measurement (the Egyptian cubit), help to understand the process by which the geometric composition of the project is generated. Being a result of this design process, we can see an evolution in the distributions of the spaces, dimensions, measurements, as well as ritual and functional justification. In the field of heritage rehabilitation and restoration, the knowledge of these patterns and modules help in excavation work, reconstruction, and restoration of construction elements. The correct use of metrology contributes to the identification of possible work areas, by helping locate where the damaged or disappeared areas are. Furthermore in restoration projects, metrology is useful to rearrange and locate the scattered pieces or parts of the buildings decontextualized. The translation of the measurements taken in the current International System of Units, into the measurements in which the original project was conceived, allows understanding of its conceptual purpose and functionality, which makes any interventions easy to undertake.
Metrology in Egyptian Architecture of the XVIII Dynasty, in Thebes
Within the framework of the Conservation and Restoration of the Architectural Heritage, the purpose of the present study is the applied metrology in the composition of the religious architecture realized throughout the 18th Dynasty in the ancient Thebes (Egypt). The objective will be the determination of the geometrical and metrological relationships supposedly used in the Theban architectural models and the module used in the initial project of the buildings. The study and data collection of significant religious buildings, tombs, and temples in the ancient Theban necropolis is completed with the analysis and drawing of their plans. The systematization of the measurements and the modulation of the buildings allow establishing common compositional parameters, the module marked by the measuring unit used. The measurement system corresponding to that time and period (18th Dynasty) was the Egyptian royal cubit. The analysis and study of the measurements in this unit, used in its architectural design, provide exact numbers in the building spaces dimensions. It allows establishing proportional relationships between them, and finding a module of geometric composition, on which the original project was based. This responds to a philosophical and functional concept of the projected spaces. The study of architectonic typologies, and the drawing of plans in the correct unit of measurement (the Egyptian cubit), help to understand the process by which the geometric composition of the project is generated. Being a result of this design process, we can see an evolution in the distributions of the spaces, dimensions, measurements, as well as ritual and functional justification. In the field of heritage rehabilitation and restoration, the knowledge of these patterns and modules help in excavation work, reconstruction, and restoration of construction elements. The correct use of metrology contributes to the identification of possible work areas, by helping locate where the damaged or disappeared areas are. Furthermore in restoration projects, metrology is useful to rearrange and locate the scattered pieces or parts of the buildings decontextualized. The translation of the measurements taken in the current International System of Units, into the measurements in which the original project was conceived, allows understanding of its conceptual purpose and functionality, which makes any interventions easy to undertake.
Metrology in Egyptian Architecture of the XVIII Dynasty, in Thebes
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Versaci, Antonella (editor) / Bougdah, Hocine (editor) / Akagawa, Natsuko (editor) / Cavalagli, Nicola (editor) / Marcos González, Mónica M. (author)
2022-03-01
18 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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