【建筑科普】艺术-西方古典艺术-建筑（中字） #建築設計 #創意設計 #建築科普

merchandise And then the same way the notion of fetish was invented as a symbol of African religion As for me I have seen in no part of Africa the Negroes worshipping a fetish The idea of a barbarous Negro is a European invention Which has consequently prevailed in Europe until the beginning of this century So essentially what this European archaeologist saw impressed him so much that he was compelled to speak honestly about it So we have to ask ourselves what kind of things were these archaeologists and travelers seeing Let's begin our search with West Africa with what is known as Sudano-Sahelian architecture Sudano-Sahelian architecture is a regional indigenous architectural style attributed mainly To the Mende people of the Sahel And the grasslands of West Africa This style is characterized by the use of mud bricks And an adobe plaster with large wooden log support beams that Jut out from the wall face for large buildings such as Mosques and palaces These beams also act as support for reworking which is done at regular intervals And involves the local community The earliest examples of Sudano-Sahelian style Likely comes from Jen around 250 BC Where the first evidence of permanent mud brick architecture in the region is attested This style is interesting because the beams that protrude out of the mud brick structures allow for constant reworking And even redesign So in a sense the architecture itself allows for the very idea of evolution over time Mansa Musa literally put this architectural style on the map With his extensive building projects in Timbuktu The Sankore University in Mali which is one of the three ancient centers of learning Was actually financed by a local wealthy Mandinka woman She financed the plans to turn Sankore University Into a world-class learning institution