1. Colonial Architecture of Bengal
Projection of Greece and Rome
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2. Projection of Greece and Rome
The buildings of Cape Town were of
Dutch Style, known to European.
Other places experienced Less European
influences
In Coromandel Coast & Bengal Coast
buildings in brilliant settings and strong
associative value
An Architecture which had its
roots in Greece and Rome
The style of the buildings …… an
appearance similar to that what we may
conceive of a Grecian city in the age of
Alexander.
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3. Projection of Greece and Rome
Calcutta’s Neo Classical buildings did not
present directly.
Diamond Harbour
River Hoogly
Garden Reach
Viewed from Hoogly
Calcutta has the appearance of
a city of Palaces
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4. Projection of Greece and Rome
What they mostly encounter in their
irresistible advancement towards
European
CLIMATE
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