Introduction to Balinese Architecture

This work is intended to provide the visitor to Bali with a step-by-step guide to the complexities of Balinese domestic and religious architecture. An overview of Asian architecture in its historical and cultural context is provided and the book begins with a discussion of prehistoric dwellings.

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This book is intended to provide the visitor to Bali with a step-by-step guide to the complexities of Balinese domestic and religious architecture. Watercolour illustrations of panoramas, important sites, building types, design concepts, and construction techniques complement a concise, informative text and help to elucidate the meaning of many of the places that visitors will see during a stay on the island.