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 | About Vietnam >> Vietnam's Fine Arts & Crafts :>> Fine Arts & Crafts - Archecture There is nothing too unusual about Vietnamese architecture today. It appears to be a melting pot made up of buildings constructed with available materials, such as wood, bamboo, and thatch. Concrete is now being used for big buildings in the large cities and towns. The design used a similar to those found in China, France, and the United States. In the larger cities, such as Saigon, Hue, and Dalat, some buildings look very much like those found in France. These are typified by thick stone walls and high ceilings. Today, the influence of the Americans is being felt in the newer and more modern buildings which are typical of modern architecture adapted to a tropical climate. This is particularly true of schools being built in South Vietnam. The influence of the Chinese is seen in the temples, pagodas, tombs, and burial places. At these sites, one finds pillared porches bedecked by dragons and other traditional motifs. Wide expanses of roof with decorated supporting beams are dominant. The most common housing, found in the countless villages in Vietnam, both north and south, is made up of single-storied buildings made with sun-baked walls, no floor at all, thatched roofs, etc. Woven mats are placed on the floor and beaded blinds shield the doors and divide the rooms. Due to wars, the effects of time, termites and lack of durability of materials, little is left of the famous architecture of the past including the palaces of Co-Loa, Hoa-Lu, and Thang-Long. Of the ones left standing, though in ruins, a little insight can be gained into Vietnamese architecture of the past. Some of these include the One Column Pagoda in North Vietnam, the Temple of Confucius (1700) at Hanoi, pagodas at Phat-Tieh, and the Palaces and Imperial grounds in Hue. Also still standing are remnants of the Chams and their long stay in Vietnam.
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