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[[File:Toko merah Kota Tua.JPG|thumb|right|[[Toko Merah]], an 18th-century Dutch colonial landmark in [[Jakarta]], shows a typically Dutch high sash windows with split shutters.]] |
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[[Architecture of the Netherlands|Dutch colonial architecture]] is most visible in [[Indonesia]] (especially [[Java]] and [[Sumatra]]), the United States, [[South Asia]], and [[South Africa]]. |
[[Architecture of the Netherlands|Dutch colonial architecture]] is most visible in [[Indonesia]] (especially [[Java]] and [[Sumatra]]), the United States, [[South Asia]], and [[South Africa]]. In Indonesia, formerly Dutch East Indies, colonial architecture was studied academically and had developed into a [[New Indies Style|new tropical architecture]] form which emphasizes on conforming to the tropical climate of the Indies and not completely imitating the architectural language of the Dutch colonists. |
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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. Colonists frequently built settlements that synthesized the architecture of their countries of origin with the design characteristics of their new lands, creating hybrid designs.[1]
Below are links to specific articles about colonial architecture, specifically the modern colonies:
Spanish colonial architecture
Spanish Colonial architecture is still found in the former colonies of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and in the Philippines. In Mexico, it is found in the Historic center of Mexico City, Puebla, Zacatecas, Querétaro, Guanajuato, and Morelia. Antigua Guatemala in Guatemala is also known for its well-preserved Spanish colonial style architecture. Other cities known for Spanish colonial heritage are Ciudad Colonial of Santo Domingo, the ports of Cartagena, Colombia, and Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.
- North America
- Caribbean
- South America
- Viceroyalty of Peru, Viceroyalty of New Granada, and Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
- Spanish missions in South America
- Asia
Portuguese colonial architecture
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b. 1498, Mozambique
Portuguese colonial architecture is most visible in Brazil, Madeira, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Macau, Malaysian city of Malacca, city of Goa, Moluccas, and Java.
- Asia
- South America
British colonial architecture
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British colonial architecture are most visible in North America, the British West Indies, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
- North America
- South Asia
- Australia
- Far East
French colonial architecture
French colonial architecture are most visible in North America and Indochina.
- Indochina
- North America
- South Asia
Dutch colonial architecture
Dutch colonial architecture is most visible in Indonesia (especially Java and Sumatra), the United States, South Asia, and South Africa. In Indonesia, formerly Dutch East Indies, colonial architecture was studied academically and had developed into a new tropical architecture form which emphasizes on conforming to the tropical climate of the Indies and not completely imitating the architectural language of the Dutch colonists.
- Indonesia
- North America
- South Asia
- South Africa
Italian colonial architecture
Italian colonial architecture is visible in Libya, Eritrea and Somalia, and also on the Greek islands of the Dodecanese.
References
- ^ 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.