“When the human spirit carves the buildings…” – Part I
At this first meeting, a big part of the ancient and historic non-western architecture was presented, starting from the sheltering structures of Neolithic times and continued with reference to characteristic architectural achievements of the Mediterranean civilizations, from the copper period such as the Minoan palaces and the Mycenaean domed tombs and the Near East and Mesopotamia, such as the Egyptian pyramids and the ziggurat from the city of Ur.
Shortly after, there was a flashback, with simultaneous apposition of historical facts, to the architecture of pre-Colombian civilization with examples such as the pueblos in North America, the Mays and Aztecs in Central America and the Incas in South America, until the time of their conquest by Spanish conquistadors and their relevant “architectural catharsis”.
Finally, we travelled through the latitudes and longitudes of the African Continent throughout the centuries, with the most indicative architectures being those of Sudan and Ethiopia, such as the Meroe pyramids, the masterly carved Lalibela churches and the under-Saharan territories with the mosques made from bricks, to the European Cape Dutch architectural style in the Western Cape of South Africa.
