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Colonial Architecture: Everything You Need to Know
According to Intinarelli, “the strongest influence came from the American gentry’s embrace of the works of Andrea Palladio and the French neoclassicists. Elements of the colonial style would ...
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What, Exactly, is a Colonial-Style Home?
Colonial-style became most synonymous with English-inspired architecture for a few reasons. As Virginia Savage McAlister ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
Indeed, streets in the capital city and across Senegal were originally named by the French colonial government and honoured officials or royals of the French empire. Decades after independence ...