▁residence ▁of ▁Het ▁L oo . ▁ ▁The ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁powers ▁of ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁Europe ▁and ▁its ▁influence ▁on ▁European ▁architecture ▁was ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁neg lig ible . ▁Dutch ▁architect s ▁were ▁employed ▁on ▁important ▁projects ▁in ▁Northern ▁Germany , ▁Sc and in avia ▁and ▁Russia , ▁dis sem in ating ▁their ▁ideas ▁in ▁those ▁countries . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁Col onial ▁architecture , ▁once ▁fl our ishing ▁in ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁Valley ▁and ▁associated ▁primarily ▁with ▁red - br ick ▁g abled ▁houses , ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁Wille m stad , ▁C ura ça o , ▁although ▁painted ▁with ▁more ▁varied ▁colors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Jakob ▁Ros enberg , ▁Se ym our ▁S live , ▁and ▁E . H . ▁ter ▁Ku ile , ▁Dutch ▁Art ▁and ▁Architecture , ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁ 3 rd ▁ed . ▁( 1 9 7 7 ). ▁▁▁ ▁Category : D utch ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁Category : Bar o que ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁Category : Build ings ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Golden ▁Age ▁* ▁architecture ▁ ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Environment ▁( or ▁Mo E ), ▁was ▁a ▁Cab inet - level ▁min istry ▁of ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁task ed ▁and ▁primarily ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning , ▁coordin ating , ▁prom oting , ▁protect ing ▁and ▁over see ing ▁the ▁policy ▁implementation ▁of ▁government ▁san ction ed ▁environmental ▁and ▁forest ry ▁program mes ▁in