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Shed style refers to a style of architecture that makes use of single-sloped roofs (commonly called "shed roofs"). The style originated from the designs of architects Charles Willard Moore and Robert Venturi in the 1960s. [1] Their works were influential to the style that would include the Sea Ranch in California (Moore) [2] and the Vanna ...
Gambrel-style roofed sheds (sometimes called baby barns), which resemble a Dutch-style barn, have a high sloping roofline which increases storage space in the "loft" area. Some Gambrel-styles have no loft and offer the advantage of reduced overall height. Another style of small shed is the saltbox-style shed.
Tiến lên (Vietnamese: tiến lên, tiến: advance; lên: to go up, up; literally: "go forward"; also Romanized Tien Len) is a shedding-type card game originating in Vietnam. [1] It may be considered Vietnam's national card game, and is common in communities where Vietnamese migration has occoured.
Second Empire style; Shed style; Shingle style architecture; Shoin-zukuri; Shotgun house; Siheyuan; Sobrado (architecture) Spanish Colonial Revival architecture; Split-level home; Stick style; Storybook architecture; Świdermajer
Vietnamese architecture was also influenced by feng shui (Vietnamese: phong thủy), buildings were built according to the directions and stars. A good example of this was during the construction of the Imperial City of Huế. Geomancers were consulted to find a suitable location for the citiadel.
The style was brought to the US by the Scots-Irish. Because of the popularity and simple form of the I-house, decorative elements of popular architectural styles were often used. Through the 1840s, front porches and any decoration were primarily designed in the restrained Federal manner. The Greek Revival style was also used during the 1840s ...
By February they had occupied the entire Plain of Jars, Long Tieng had been surrounded, and, for the first time since 1962, Pathet Lao forces were camped within sight of the royal capital of Luang Prabang. [8]: 207 Douglas AC-47 gunship. Ominously, PAVN and the Pathet Lao did not withdraw to North Vietnam during the rainy season.
Vietnamese (tiếng Việt) is an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in Vietnam where it is the official language. It belongs to the Vietic subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family. [5] Vietnamese is spoken natively by around 85 million people, [1] several times as many as the rest of the Austroasiatic family combined. [6]