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Honar Nameh
University of Art, Tehran
No. 2, Winter 2000
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Centrality
in Traditional Buildings
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In the traditional
worldview of introverted people of the past, there
existed in every lasting belief and custom a deep
secret and mysterious force. It manifested itself in
rituals. For them, nature and universe had a magical
appearance, and all actions, things and beings were
connected in a web of mysterious connections.
Nothing was unrelated to other things! No movement
lacked significance, and each ritual was a step toward
mastering the powers hidden in the core of life. This
belief affected all behaviors, such as sitting,
rituals and dances, wakes and celebrations, all of
which circled around a center believed to have special
significance.
In architecture, centrality and symmetry were sacred.
Strength was seed in symmetry and balance. Structures
and plans that lacked focus were avoided, because they
produce mental protuberance.
Every protuberance had to be balanced, and not left
hanging by itself. This didn't prevent innovative,
pretty and balanced works. Within this symmetry, many subtleties
were employed to avoid monotony and to bestow strength
and harmony within centrality and symmetry.
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