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Architectural Orientation

Architectural Orientation is a scholarly construct in the field of archaeology and architectural history that denotes the deliberate alignment of Ancient Egyptian buildings, structures, or monuments relative to cardinal directions, celestial bodies, or topographical features, reflecting religious, cosmological, or functional intentions.

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2017–2026

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Site-Planning Principles and Concepts of Directionality among the Ancient Maya

Wendy Ashmore · Latin American Antiquity · 1991 · 265 citations · Full text

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Architects and Firms: A Sociological Perspective on Architectural Practice

Roger Montgomery, Judith R. Blau · Journal of Architectural Education · 1985 · 72 citations

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On the Orientation of Ancient Egyptian Temples: (1) Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia

Mosalam Shaltout, Juan Antonio Belmonte · Journal for the History of Astronomy · 2005 · 64 citations

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Architecture oriented otherwise

David Leatherbarrow · Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 62 citations

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Optimization of exterior wall insulation in office buildings based on wall orientation: Economic, energy and carbon saving potential in China

Zhihang Zheng, Jian Xiao, Ying Yang et al. · Energy · 2024 · 52 citations

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Authors

58

  1. JA
    Juan Antonio Belmonte

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    8 publications · 214 citations

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  2. MS
    Mosalam Shaltout

    National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Egypt

    5 publications · 145 citations

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  3. MF
    Magdi Fekri

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    4 publications · 81 citations

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  4. AC
    A. César González‐García

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    4 publications · 102 citations

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  5. RM
    Roger Montgomery

    Government of the United States of America, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    197 citations

  2. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

    Madrid, Spain

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    182 citations

  3. Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio

    Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  4. Helwan University

    Cairo, Egypt

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    265 citations

  6. Hanoi University of Civil Engineering

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  7. Effat University

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  8. Sirjan University of Technology

    Sīrjān, Iran

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the History of Astronomy

    JHA · 5 publications · 146 citations

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  2. Journal of Architectural Education

    JAE · 3 publications · 114 citations

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  3. Current Swedish Archaeology

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. IEEE Software

    1 publications · 18 citations

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