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Colonial architecture is an architectural style from a mother country that has been incorporated into the buildings of settlements or colonies in distant locations. The colonists built a settlement that synthesized the architecture of their countries of origin with the design characteristics of their new lands, creating a hybrid designs.^[1]

Below are links to specific articles about colonial architecture, specifically the modern colonies:

English colony

English colonial architecture are most visible in North America, British West Indies, Far East, and Australia.

North America
- American colonial architecture
- British colonial architecture in Canada

South Asia

Australia
- Colonial architecture of Australia
  - Federation architecture

Far East
- British colonial architecture in Hong Kong
- British colonial architecture in Singapore

French colony

French colonial architecture are most visible in North America and Indochina.

Indochina

North America
- French colonial architecture in North America

South Asia
- French colonial architecture in India

Spanish colony

Spanish Colonial architecture is most visible in South America. In Mexico, Spanish colonial architecture can be found in Puebla, Zacatecas, Querétaro, Guanajuato, and Morelia. Antigua Guatemala in Guatemala is also known for its well preserved Spanish colonial style architecture. Other cities famous for its Spanish colonial heritage are Ciudad Colonial of Santo Domingo, The port of Cartagena, Colombia, and Old San Juan

Latin America

Philippines
- Spanish colonial architecture in the Philippines

North America
- Spanish colonial architecture in North America

Portuguese colony

Portuguese colonial architecture is most visible in Brazil, Madeira, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Macau, Malaysian city of Malacca, Moluccas, and Java

Dutch colony

Dutch colonial architecture is most visible in Indonesia, the United States, and South Africa.

Indonesia
- Indies architecture

North America
- Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
- Dutch colonial architecture in North America

South Asia
- Colonial architecture in Sri Lanka

South Africa
- Cape Dutch architecture

Reference

^ Guaita, Ovidio (1999). On distant shores: colonial houses around the world. Monacelli Press. ISBN 9781580930512. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

[ovaita-1] Guaita, Ovidio (1999). On distant shores: colonial houses around the world. Monacelli Press. ISBN 9781580930512. Retrieved January 26, 2014.

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+'''Colonial architecture''' is an architectural style from a mother country that has been incorporated into the buildings of settlements or colonies in distant locations. The colonists built a settlement that synthesized the architecture of their countries of origin with the design characteristics of their new lands, creating a hybrid designs.<ref name="ovaita">{{cite book |last=Guaita |first=Ovidio |date=1999 |title=On distant shores: colonial houses around the world |url=http://books.google.co.id/books?id=8BRUAAAAMAAJ&q=world+colonial+architecture&dq=world+colonial+architecture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=obfkUqKfFIqKiQfB2oFA&redir_esc=y |location= |publisher=Monacelli Press |isbn=9781580930512 |accessdate=January 26, 2014 }}</ref>
-#REDIRECT [[American colonial architecture]]
+Below are links to specific articles about colonial architecture, specifically the [[Colony#Modern_colonies_.28historical_examples.29|modern colonies]]:
+==English colony==
+English colonial architecture are most visible in [[North America]], [[British West Indies]], [[Far East]], and [[Australia]].
+*'''North America'''
+**[[American colonial architecture]]
+***[[Federal Architecture]]
+***[[First Period]]
+***[[Georgian_architecture#Colonial_Georgian_architecture|Colonial Georgian architecture]]
+**[[Architecture_of_Canada#Arrival_of_the_Europeans|British colonial architecture in Canada]]
+*'''South Asia'''
+**[[Pakistani_architecture#British_colonial_architecture|British colonial architecture in Pakistan]]
+**[[Indian_architecture#British_Colonial_Era:_1615_to_1947|British colonial architecture in India]]
+**[[Architecture_of_Sri_Lanka#Colonial_Period|Colonial architecture in Sri Lanka]]
+*'''Australia'''
+**[[Australian residential architectural styles#Old_Colonial_Period_1788_-_c._1840|Colonial architecture of Australia]]
+***[[Federation architecture]]
+*'''Far East'''
+**[[Architecture_of_Hong_Kong#European_architecture|British colonial architecture in Hong Kong]]
+**[[Architecture_of_Singapore#Colonial_period|British colonial architecture in Singapore]]
+==French colony==
+[[French Colonial|French colonial architecture]] are most visible in [[North America]] and [[Indochina]].
+*'''Indochina'''
+*'''North America'''
+**[[American_colonial_architecture#French_Colonial|French colonial architecture in North America]]
+*'''South Asia'''
+**[[Indian_architecture#French:_1673_to_1954|French colonial architecture in India]]
+==Spanish colony==
+[[Spanish Colonial architecture]] is most visible in South America. In Mexico, Spanish colonial architecture can be found in [[Puebla]], [[Zacatecas, Zacatecas|Zacatecas]], [[Querétaro]], [[Guanajuato, Guanajuato|Guanajuato]], and [[Morelia]]. [[Antigua Guatemala]] in [[Guatemala]] is also known for its well preserved Spanish colonial style architecture. Other cities famous for its Spanish colonial heritage are [[Ciudad Colonial]] of [[Santo Domingo]], The port of [[Cartagena, Colombia]], and [[Old San Juan]]
+*'''Latin America'''
+**[[Architecture_of_Mexico#Colonial_Period|Spanish colonial architecture in Mexico]]
+**[[Architecture_of_Colombia#Colonial_period|Spanish colonial architecture in Colombia]]
+**[[Architecture of Peru|Colonial architecture in Peru]]
+*'''Philippines'''
+**[[Architecture_of_the_Philippines#Spanish_Colonial_era|Spanish colonial architecture in the Philippines]]
+*'''North America'''
+**[[American_colonial_architecture#Spanish_Colonial|Spanish colonial architecture in North America]]
+==Portuguese colony==
+[[Portuguese colonial architecture]] is most visible in [[Brazil]], [[Madeira]], North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, [[Macau]], Malaysian city of [[Malacca]], [[Moluccas]], and [[Java]]
+==Dutch colony==
+[[Architecture of the Netherlands|Dutch colonial architecture]] is most visible in [[Indonesia]], the United States, and [[South Africa]].
+*'''Indonesia'''
+**[[Colonial architecture of Indonesia|Indies architecture]]
+*'''North America'''
+**[[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture]]
+**[[American_colonial_architecture#Dutch_Colonial|Dutch colonial architecture in North America]]
+*'''South Asia'''
+**[[Architecture_of_Sri_Lanka#Colonial_Period|Colonial architecture in Sri Lanka]]
+*'''South Africa'''
+**[[Cape Dutch architecture]]
+==Reference==
+{{reflist}}