Title: Brief history of Vietnam architecture
Headings: Brief history of Vietnam architecture
Brief history of Vietnam architecture
Vietnam architecture is a composition of both Asian and European style. Its history can be divided into highlight stages, namely ancient architecture, colonial architecture, new architecture, and contemporary architecture.
Vietnam Ancient Architecture
Dalat train station in Vietnam architecture - Source: Image from Wikimedia Commons
Colonial Architecture
Hanoi Opera House - Source: Image from Flickr
New Architecture
Contemporary Architecture
Modern buidings in Vietnam - Source: Image from Wikimedia Commons

Content: palace, religion architecture (pagodas, temples...), cultural architecture (steles...), and communal houses...
Dalat train station in Vietnam architecture - Source: Image from Wikimedia Commons
Building materials: they also maintain less permanent characters with the exception of public works: bricks, stones, timber (hardwood)... Most of them brought available local materials into play such as leaves, thatches, bamboos, carved woods, baked or unbaked clays, muds and straws...
Structure: wooden frames, mortises and tenons (no use of nails), purlin wood trusses, rafters, canopy pillars depending on geographical conditions could change the floor structure, yet there exist no floors or multiple floors as other countries. In addition, the roof slope is often quite high as a result of using leaves, thatches, or tiles (the slope is more than 45 degrees). Decoration: public works are usually tiled (royal palace, temples...) with dragon head or fish head at the corner of the roof top...and carved decorations of the quartet of traditional motifs (Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, Phoenix) or a tiger, a fish...
Physical architecture: maintaining natural ventilation; simultaneously, whole house is sealed by walls and roofs.