The Model „From Wood to Masonry Architecture“ Supported by the Grand Narrative of Lithuania Cover Image

Architektūros Modelis „Nuo Medžio Prie Mūro“ Remiantis Lietuvos Didžiuoju Naratyvu
The Model „From Wood to Masonry Architecture“ Supported by the Grand Narrative of Lithuania

Author(s): Viktorija Varanauskaitė
Subject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, Aesthetics
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: the grand narrative; masonry; wood; architecture;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the oldest masonry supported by the grand narrative in Lithuania, gives archaeological and historical data of the oldest masonry in Lithuania, investigates the possible reasons the resulted in the grand narrative, and analyses the transition from wooden to masonry architecture. This article the following aspects: first, it gives an assessment of the grand narrative position on the oldest masonry in Lithuania ; second, it analyses the transition from wooden to masonry architecture by the chronological principle; third, it gives empirical data of the oldest masonry in Lithuania and suggests possible reasons for the grand narrative approach to masonry.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 79
  • Page Range: 213-222
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Lithuanian