Old Hungarian households were fundamentally based on the agricultural lifestyle. People living in rural areas mainly dealt with agriculture for centuries, and this lifestyle also meant their home. Local materials such as adobe, tile, wood, and stone were generally used to build houses. The thickness of the walls usually exceeded one meter to keep the …
The interior or the religious dominant Muslim houses of prayer are called mosques. In this article we will try to present the architectural part of this holy place of Muslims. Mihrab A mosque without a mihrab does not exist and cannot exist. This means that it is the most important compositional element in the architectural …
Traditional construction in all corners of the world was based on natural materials available in the immediate area. In the mite, these materials primarily included wood. Sturdy species, such as oak, were used for foundations, joists and posts; while fir and pine were the primary building blocks1. In addition to wood, stone (for foundations), brushwood2 …
Ancient Hungarian architecture began centuries ago when the Hungarian conquerors arrived in the Carpathian Basin. The characteristics of ancient Hungarian architecture can be found in archaeological finds, building ruins, old villages, and towns. In ancient Hungarian architecture, wood was one of the most important building materials. Hungarians settled in wooded areas, so wood was easily …
