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undertaken by fifth Guru. Further, the sixth Guru developed Akal Takhat, Lohgarh fort and Bibeksar. So, during the succession of the various Gurus the city developed in the linear form; although the overall form was conceived by the fourth guru. The city took form in the bead and thread pattern in which different nodes acting as the beads and the streets or linkages connecting them acts as the thread weaving those beads.
All the spaces to be used as socio-religious purposes are based on specific functional zones, which are further based on the spatial philosophies that describes for how the spaces are to be designed. This may be understood by knowing how the various zones are to be put together or to be arranged in particular manner that suits them best as per concept design philosophy of these spaces. The basic design philosophy in any religion for designing of religious structures is pre-defined with set of rules and regulations. For example in Hindu, Muslim or any other religious Architecture typology, the design is based on mythic-spatial design. In Hindu temples, the zones are divided in set pattern. The various zones like mandapa, garbhagriha etc have the special significance with respect to their location and use. Many a times these encapsulating zones divide the space in fixed pattern in which the use of the space is defined. Similarly, in Muslim Architecture, in Indian sub-continent, the western face has to be kept closed with a deep arched niche to pray in the direction of Mecca.
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