Sentences with phrase «non-western ancient structures»

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At the beginning of the modern era, two events took place that were at the base of non-Western, Byzantine Europe: the break - up of ancient Byzantium and of its historical continuity with the Roman Empire; and the establishment of a second Europe, with a new capital in Moscow, whose borders extended eastward, and of a type of pre-colonial structure in Siberia.

A monumental architectural structure, the ziggurat reflects the artist's interest in pre-modern and non-western dwellings and spiritual spheres from ancient Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures.