Apr 14, 2015
the inclusion of traditional features in the colonial architecture was about putting on a show. "supposed cultural tolerance" sums it up well, it was "artificial expressions of mutual engagement and benefits" the indigenous styles for official buildings was meant to show a shift in power that wasn't actually happening the architecture was used to placate locals using architecture to display political power, and also to gain it substitution of "visual decentralization" for actual political change
