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Aerial perspective, or atmospheric perspective, refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details within the object also decreases.
Viewing frustum. v. t. e. A bird's-eye viewis an elevated view of an object or location from a very steep viewing angle, creating a perspectiveas if the observer were a birdin flight looking downward. Bird's-eye views can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing, and are often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps.
Minar-e-Pakistan ( Punjabi: مَنارِ پاکستان, romanized: Manār-e-Pākastān; Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان, romanized : Mīnār-e-Pākistān; lit. 'Tower of Pakistan') is a tower located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1] The tower was built between 1960 and 1968 on the site where the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore ...
An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...
Mughal painting. Mughal painting is a South Asian style of painting on paper confined to miniatures either as book illustrations or as single works to be kept in albums ( muraqqa ), originating from the territory of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. It emerged from Persian miniature painting (itself partly of Chinese origin) and ...
The Sheesh Mahal ( Urdu: شیش محل; "The Palace of Mirrors") is a palace located within the Shah Burj block in northern-western corner of Lahore Fort. It was constructed under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631–32, with some additions later under Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The ornate white marble pavilion is inlaid with ...
Rumi Darwaza (India) The Rumi Darwaza ( Hindi: रूमी दरवाज़ा, Urdu: رومی دروازه, and sometimes known as the Turkish Gate ), in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a gateway which was built by Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula in 1784. [1] It is an example of Awadhi architecture. [1] The Rumi Darwaza stands sixty feet tall [2] and ...
Agha Mohammad Hussain. The Mohatta Palace ( Urdu: مہتا پیلس) is a museum located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designed by Ahmed Hussain Agha, [1] the palace was built in 1927 in the posh seaside locale of Clifton as the summer home of Shivratan Mohatta, a Hindu Marwari businessman from what is now the modern-day Indian state of Rajasthan.