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	American Architecture
		The standard Colonial design, with a symmetrical front -- with a central door and two windows on either side, and five windows across the second floor -- remains the most popular architectural plan in the United States today.
		From 1700 to 1776, when the colonists on the eastern seaboard were establishing a civil society, the architectural life in England was vibrant, and the excitement crossed the ocean.
		The Dutch influence on American colonial architecture can be found in New York City and surrounding areas in New Jersey, on Long Island and along the Hudson River.
	www.takus.com /architecture/1colonial.html (725 words)

	Spanish colonial art and architecture - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This was a period of transition from Spanish Gothic to Spanish Renaissance, with many buildings reminiscent of the plateresque style, with contrasting bare walls and ornamental doorways, and others of the austerity of the Escorial.
		Although elaborate and intricate ornamentation was often employed, particularly in later times, a strong strain of simple, solid construction ran through the colonial period, as exemplified in the Spanish missions of California and the 18th-century Jesuit missions of Paraguay.
		In the architecture of the Andean region, as in Mexico, there was richness and inventiveness, but with some significant variations.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Spancolo.asp (1222 words)

	Colonial and Postcolonial Architecture
		Colonial architecture shares many of the characterisitics of this transfer, and like Bhabha's English book, it can be regarded as "an insignia of colonial authority and a signifier of colonial desire and discipline" (102).
		In both French and British colonies, there was a gradual move from building in styles imported directly from the metropole to the adoption of elements from the local architectures.
		The history of colonial architecture, however, also includes many instances of building design related to what Mark Crinson has termed "informal imperialism" whereby "control was established through the ostensibly peaceful means of free trade and economic integration into the orbit of European power" (2).
	www.english.emory.edu /Bahri/Architecture.html (1630 words)

	Antique Spanish Colonial Art - Mexican Colonial Architecture
		This was a period of transition from Spanish Gothic to Spanish Renaissance, with many buildings reminiscent of the plateresque style, with contrasting bare walls and ornamental doorways, and others of the austerity of the Escorial.
		Although elaborate and intricate ornamentation was often employed, particularly in later times, a strong strain of simple, solid construction ran through the colonial period, as exemplified in the Spanish missions of California and the 18th-century Jesuit missions of Paraguay.
		In addition to employing the large forms and curving lines of the traditional European baroque, Spanish colonial buildings maintained the contrast between decorated and plain surfaces of the earlier period.
	antiquecolonialart.yaia.com /mexicanarchitecture.html (433 words)

	Indian Architecture India Archives india architect Architecture India Informations About India India Facts Indians ...
		Indian architecture, belonging to different periods of history, bears the stamp of respective periods.
		It was followed by a new style of architecture that developed as a result of colonization of India.
		The colonial architecture exhibited itself through institutional, civic and utilitarian buildings such as post offices, railway stations, rest houses and government buildings.
	www.explore2india.com /architecture (465 words)

	Peru tour itinerary by cultural expeditions peru
		An expedition can be designed to include educational interests (pre-Columbian pottery, textiles, cultural history, early Spanish Colonial arts, weaving, ancient and contemporary horticulture, Andean cuisine, pre-Columbian and Colonial architecture and archaeology) with Peruvian specialists providing educational experiences in your area of interest.
		The Regional History Museum is in the former mansion of Admiral Maldonado which rests upon Inca foundations, and has a fine display of colonial architecture, furniture and paintings.
		It is a city in harmony with its environment perched atop a narrow crest high above the meandering Urubamba River and surrounded by the rugged, green slopes of the forested Andean mountains.
	www.culturalexpeditions.com /typicalitinerary.html (2266 words)

	Delhi's Architecture, Architecture in Delhi, Architectural Splendours of Delhi, Colonial Architecture Monuments, ...
		Delhi's Architecture, Architecture in Delhi, Architectural Splendours of Delhi, Colonial Architecture Monuments, Historical Tours of Delhi
		Delhi comprises of some of the most exquisite examples of architectural splendours.
		The systematically planned architecture of the British brought with them a colonial trend of having gardens and lawns within the premises, creating a natural ambience around a building.
	delhi.indiantravelportal.com /architecture (140 words)

	colonial architecture - at TheHidden.INFO
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	Architecture Web Sites
		Architectural Record: The resource for architecture and architects
		Architecture and Interior Design photographs for 20th c.
		LAB[au] architecture and urbanism, 0/1 LAB METALAB - Brussels
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/archweb_noframes.html (1279 words)

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