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Mathematics and Architecture (3448 words) |
 | Architecture was modelled on the teachings of Vitruvius and on the classical architecture which was still plentiful, particularly in Greece and Italy. |
| Architecture was another of his specialities and he learnt about it, in particular the mathematical principles behind it, from studying Alberti's texts. |
| From 1852 to 1861 Brioschi was professor of applied mathematics at the University of Pavia. |
| ArtLex on architecture (2258 words) |
| Islamic tomb in a walled garden built for Shah Jahan's wife Mumatz Mahal [aka Arjuman Banu Begum], of bearing masonry and inlaid marble, with onion-shape domes and flanking towers, in Agra, India, seat of the Mughal Empire. |
| "Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods and men, to put man into possession of his own earth. |
| Great Buildings Collection is a gateway to architecture from around the world and across history. |
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