La proporción como esencia atemporal de la arquitectura mogol
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Métodos de diseño mogoles
Tumba de Akbarabadi Mahal
Tumba de Fatehpuri Begum
Taj Mahal
Mezquita Badshahi

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Mumtaz, T. K. (2025). La proporción como esencia atemporal de la arquitectura mogol. Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, (6), 302–318. Recuperado a partir de https://www.traditionalarchitecturejournal.com/index.php/home/article/view/887

Resumen

Este artículo presenta un análisis geométrico de cuatro edificios mogoles del siglo XVII con el objetivo de descifrar los métodos de diseño empleados por los arquitectos mogoles para crear sus obras maestras. El análisis geométrico se sitúa en el marco del esquema Hasht Bihisht (“Ocho Paraísos”), la planta arquetípica de la arquitectura mogol. Clasificado como un tipo de diagrama de “mandala de nueve cuadrados”, el Hasht Bihisht simboliza el cosmos, es decir, un universo creado en armonía. Nuestros hallazgos dan continuidad a las investigaciones sobre la arquitectura timúrida de Asia Central y se corresponden con los principios comunes a la arquitectura tradicional en general, vigentes hasta nuestros días, como se mostrará a través del trabajo de un maestro albañil heredero de esta tradición. En conclusión, se propone interpretar estos métodos de diseño a la luz de la cosmología tradicional.

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