The idea of everlasting infrastructure presenting the perfect balance of modernism and symbolism of superior authority, civil culture, and wealth being named after self is a fascinating imagination. What else can such achievers of wealth and victorious conquerors of warfare do to convey their pride and affluence? Obtaining grandeur monuments emphasizes much stronger impressions on spectators than any other art pieces such as paintings on canvas or sculptures do. They are greater literally and symbolically.
Throughout the history of anthropology, humans had always wanted to express their superiority over others in means of culture, wealth, and power. Hence, the exploring eon of exploitation of civilization occurred during the colonial era. The outcome of such an event was simple. The government imposing greater authority of other nations built their own gigantic, religious monuments to express the ultimate and intimate superiority of their “God” and civilization.
Architecture is a symbol of which depicts the advancement and spirit of the nation. Buildings and monuments in themselves convey hidden meanings and symbols. For instance, the modern skyscrapers are being built in design that is unique, environmental friendly, and in often cases political. This is to show the nations’ development and awareness of global scale issues, like ozone depletion and hazardous outcome of carbon emission, and at the same in furtherance in art. Our publicly built monuments are mostly in grandiose manner, following the rubrics of ancient Roman structure expressing the idea of practice of democracy and supremacy. Same cryptic symbolism were also found in Hussein’s mosques and other projects by purposefully constructing the mosque by emphasizing certain numbers in metric lengths that portrayed his commitment as a Muslim.
Architecture has always been the instrument of political power and cultural superiority expressed by its artistic and majestic designs and grandeur scale. Architecture is something more than grandiose stone blocks sitting there to occupy space but to deliver meanings that can be politically, religiously, and culturally interpreted. Itself is a piece of art and message to whom it may concern.
