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Municipal Market Of Baucau
The old Municipal Market of Baucau () is an historic Portuguese colonial architecture, Portuguese colonial-style former marketplace, public market in Baucau, East Timor. Since the completion of a renovation in 2014, it has been a Cultural center, cultural centre. History The building was constructed at the initiative of Lieutenant , administrator of the Baucau Municipality, Baucau district from 1928 to 1934. It was part of an extravagant plan by Pinto Correia to build public buildings, residences and offices, and a , in the main towns of the district. Opened in October 1932, the new structure "... acquired an unexpected place in the community due to the lightness of its lines and the clever way it was placed between the hillside and the meadowlands." However, it also came under fire from government bodies for being allegedly too opulent and excessive in size. During World War II, the building was partially destroyed. It was not rebuilt until after 1970. In March 1997, the VI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marketplace
A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a ''souk'' (from Arabic language, Arabic), ''bazaar'' (from Farsi language, Persian), a fixed ''mercado (other), mercado'' (Spanish language, Spanish), itinerant ''tianguis'' (Mexico), or ''palengke'' (Philippines). Some markets operate daily and are said to be ''permanent'' markets while others are held once a week or on less frequent specified days such as festival days and are said to be ''periodic markets.'' The form that a market adopts depends on its locality's population, culture, ambient, and geographic conditions. The term ''market'' covers many types of trading, such as market squares, market halls, food halls, and their different varieties. Thus marketplaces can be both outdoors and indoors, and in the modern world, online marketplaces. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
