Architecture was not an end in itself for the master builders of traditional Asia. Rather, they pursued the complementary play of architecture and people. Architecture might be thought by them as a reality containing people. From the pictures of traditional Asian architecture, we can see how it both contains and interacts with people. The timeless quality of space in traditional Asian architecture is primarily defined by its relationship with people and the activities of those who inhabit it.

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The Religious Service for Mountain Spirit at Jungakdan (Korea)     
                                                           
Royal Ancestral Ritual at Jongmyo (Korea)

Lotus Lanterns of Gapsa Temple on Buddha's Birthday (Korea)

What happened at Haemi-upsong

Puccini's Turandot in The Forbidden City (China)