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A modern caisson in traditional style, in the Grand Hotel, Taipei Caisson of the Worship Shrine, Qing-An-Gong, Shanhua District, Tainan City, Taiwan. The caisson is a general name for a coffer. [4] In the case of Chinese architecture, however, the caisson is characterised by highly developed conventions as to its structure and placement. [2] [5]
Architecture portal; Asia portal ... Asian dam stubs (4 C, 120 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Asia"
The projected hierarchy and importance and building uses in Chinese architecture are based on the strict placement of buildings in a property/complex. Buildings with doors facing the front of the property are considered more important than those facing the sides. Buildings facing away from the front are the least important.
Buildings and structures in Asia (14 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Asian architecture" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Buildings and structures by Chinese architects ... Pages in category "Architecture in China" ... (Asian architecture)
Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors ( fusuma ) and other traditional partitions were used in place of walls, allowing the internal configuration of a space to be customized for different occasions.
The city’s Soviet-era building are being systematically knocked down and replaced by modern buildings. [52] Dushanbe’s central post office has been razed to make way for a new skyscraper. [ 52 ] Built in 2002, the Palace of Nations was constructed and is the official residence of Tajikistan’s President. [ 53 ]
Chevrolet building, Romualdez Street, north of U.N. Avenue, Manila (demolished) Cine Astor, Manila (demolished) Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, (Gabler-Gumbert), Manila; Commercial building on Calle Santa Potenciana corner Calle Solana; Crystal Arcade, (Andrés Luna de San Pedro, 1932)(demolished) [7] De Ocampo Eye Clinic, Manila (demolished)