Golden Temple of Lalung · the Golden Temple The ceiling in the golden temple of Lalung dates back...
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Buddhist Architecture in the Western Himalaya The Wooden Ceiling in the Golden Temple The ceiling in the golden temple of Lalung dates back to the 12 th century and represents a unique example for the art of carpentry. The overall condition of the ceiling is in a good condition. Only the beam in the middle of the room was subsequently propped by a central pillar. In front of this pillar a curtain was attached to the upper part, which, as a result, adversely affects the view on the ceiling as a whole thus rendering its unlimited appreciation impossible. The room itself is quite narrow and without natural lighting. Accordingly, the photographic documentation of the interior met difficult conditions and it therefore necessary to take several detailed photographs of parts of the room. On the basis of a manual building plan a digital map of the interior was drawn on the spot. Starting from the map of the wooden ceiling and the existing photographs the single consoles, beams and single fields were added and rectified in conformity with the original copy of the map. The final result allows for an impression of the entire ceiling in its original condition, before the works were added. Used Software AutoCAD 2002 Photoshop 6.0 Pictureadaption and Montage Carmen Auer Pictures The inside of the main chapel Holger Neuwirth Golden Temple of Lalung FWF - FSP - University of Vienna / University of Technology Graz / Holger Neuwirth Layout Carmen Auer / c Jänner 2003 / email: [email protected] 5 1 0 View of the ceiling in the main chapel
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Buddhist Architecture in the Western Himalaya
The Wooden Ceiling in the Golden Temple
The ceiling in the golden temple of Lalung dates back to the 12th century and represents a unique example for the art of carpentry. The overall condition of the ceiling is in a good condition. Only the beam in the middle of the room was subsequently propped by a central pillar. In front of this pillar a curtain was attached to the upper part, which, as a result, adversely affects the view on the ceiling as a whole thus rendering its unlimited appreciation impossible. The room itself is quite narrow and without natural lighting. Accordingly, the photographic documentation of the interior met difficult conditions and it therefore necessary to take several detailed photographs of parts of the room. On the basis of a manual building plan a digital map of the interior was drawn on the spot. Starting from the map of the wooden ceiling and the existing photographs the single consoles, beams and single fields were added and rectified in conformity with the original copy of the map. The final result allows for an impression of the entire ceiling in its original condition, before the works were added.
Used SoftwareAutoCAD 2002Photoshop 6.0
Pictureadaption and MontageCarmen Auer
PicturesThe inside of the main chapelHolger Neuwirth
Golden Temple of LalungFWF - FSP - University of Vienna / University of Technology Graz / Holger Neuwirth
Layout Carmen Auer / c Jänner 2003 / email: [email protected]
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View of the ceiling in the main chapel
