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Colonial Architecture Of Southeast Asia
During the 17th, 18th, and 19th century, European nations began to consolidate naval routes into South East Asia, whereby India was used as the main trade route for ships to stop and refuel or trade. Over this time, mostly during the 19th century, various Western Colonies began to gain influence various countries and construct colonial architecture in Southeast Asia. This period saw many classical buildings constructed in the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical and French Colonial style of architecture. UNESCO World Heritage list Luang Prabang in Laos The ancient capital of Laos, Luang Prabang is a host of French Colonial buildings. Luang Prabang was listed in the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site for its "remarkably" well preserved architectural, cultural and religious heritage with a blend of urban developments over several centuries including the French Colonial influences. During the French Colonial period, there was a visible shift and transition of trad ...
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European Colonisation Of Southeast Asia
The first phase of European colonization of Southeast Asia took place throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Where new European powers competing to gain monopoly over the spice trade, as this trade was very valuable to the Europeans due to high demand for various spices such as black pepper, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, cloves. This demand led to the arrival of Portuguese Empire, Portuguese, Spanish Empire, Spanish, Dutch Empire, Dutch, French colonial empire, French, and British Empire, British marine spice traders. Fiercely competitive, the Europeans soon sought to eliminate each other by forcibly taking control of the production centres, trade hubs and vital strategic locations, beginning with the Portuguese acquisition of Portuguese Malacca, Malacca in 1511. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, conquests focused on ports along the maritime routes, that provided a secure passage of maritime trade. It also allowed foreign rulers to levy taxes and control prices of t ...
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Hanoï - Pont Sur Le Fleuve Rouge
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red and Black Rivers). As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and 1 district-level town. The city encompasses an area of . and as of 2024 has a population of 8,718,000. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$51.4 billion in 2022, behind only Ho Chi Minh City. In the third century BCE, the Cổ Loa Capital Citadel of Âu Lạc was constructed in what is now Hanoi. Âu Lạc then fell under Chinese rule for a thousand years. In 1010, under the Lý dynasty, Vietnamese emperor Lý Thái Tổ established the capital of the imperial Vietnamese nation Đại Việt in modern-day central Hanoi, naming the city Thăng Long ( , 'ascending dragon'). In 1428, King Lê Lợi renamed the city to Đông Kinh ( , 'eastern capital'), ...
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