ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND SEISMIC DESIGN WITH REFERENCE TOINDIAN TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE

摘要

India is a country of temples. Indian temples, which are standing with an unmatched beauty and grandeurin the wake of time against the forces of nature, are the living evidences of structural efficiency andtechnological skill of Indian craftsman and master builders. The Indian doctrine of proportion is designednot only to correlate the various parts of the structure in an aesthetically pleasing manner but also to bringthe entire building into a magical harmony with time and space. In the present paper an attempt has beenmade to analyze the intrinsic qualities, constructional and technological aspects of Indian Temples fromearthquake point of view. Based on an analytical study of Indian temples it highlights the aspects withreference to architectural form and proportion, which largely proved favorable for good seismicperformance. It also presents the structural aspects and unique building techniques devised by Indiancraftsman and builders in temple construction in order to render them adequate structural strength as far asearthquake occurrence is concerned.