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Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Mohenjodaro was a huge city built entirely of unfired bricks in the Indus Valley in the third millennium BC. The acropolis, walls and lower town, built on high embankments, were laid out according to strict rules, providing evidence for the emergence of an early system of town planning.
Gonbad-e Qābus
Built in 1006 AD as the tomb of Qaboos ibn Washemjir, a Ziyarid ruler and man of letters, this 53-meter-high mausoleum is located near the site of the ancient city of Jorghan in northeastern Iran and bears witness to cultural exchange between the nomadic peoples of Central Asia and the ancient civilization of Iran. The tower is the only remaining evidence of Jorghan, a former center of art and science that was destroyed during the Mongol invasions of the 14th and 15th centuries. It is an outstanding, technically innovative example of Islamic architecture that influenced religious architecture in Iran, Anatolia, and Central Asia. Built of unglazed fired bricks, the monument’s complex geometry forms a tapered cylinder 17-15.5 meters in diameter, topped by a conical brick roof. It illustrates the development of mathematics and science in the Muslim world at the turn of the first millennium AD.
The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida
The Church of Atlántida with its bell tower and underground baptistery is located at the Atlántida railway station, 45 km from Montevideo. Inaugurated in 1960, this modern church complex is inspired by ancient Christian and medieval religious architecture in Italy and represents an innovative use of exposed and reinforced brick. Built on a rectangular plan with a single hall, the church has distinctive wavy walls supporting an equally wavy roof composed of a series of reinforced brick Gaussian vaults designed by Eladio Dieste (1917-2000). The cylindrical bell tower, built with openwork exposed brick, rises from the ground and is located on the right side of the main facade of the church, while the underground baptistery is located on the left side of the forecourt, accessible from a triangular prism-shaped entrance and illuminated by a central oculus. The church is an outstanding example of the excellence of modern architecture in Latin America in terms of form and space achieved in the second half of the 20th century, reflecting the quest for social equality, saving resources, satisfying structural requirements and having an excellent aesthetic effect.
Former Site of the Consulate of Manchukuo
The former Manchukuo Consulate is located at the intersection of Wudadao Munan Road and Xinhua Road. The original owner was Li Xuemeng, manager of Dalian Yongyuan Shipping Company. In 1943, Li Xuemeng rented it to the Manchukuo Consulate in Tianjin for 3,000 yuan per month in fake currency until Japan surrendered in 1945. The walls of the building are built with lumpy bricks, and the outer eaves are concave and convex, trying to find changes in the old style. The building has a living room, a dance hall, a restaurant, a Buddhist hall, etc. The fireplaces of various shapes add a bit of charm.