- Architecture of Cesar Department
The Architecture of Cesar Department refers to the
architecture in theCesar Department which still preserves much of the colonial architecture inherited by the Spanish colonization and the architecture developed by the numerous tribes of indigenous peoples of the Cesar Department that included thetairona , Chimilas,Motilones andCarib s. [ [http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/geografia/region1/cap6a.htm Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango ] ]Indigenous architecture
Before the arrival of the Spanish the indigenous settlements constructions varied in architectural techniques. Most of the base of the houses were constructed with stones glued together with clay on a flattened terrain, the walls were made using a "
bareke " mix, miking clay, intricate sticks and hay to create solid walls. The roof had a frame of solid sticks forming a cone and covered tightly in grass or palm branches. Indigenous like theArhuacos had developed villages in theSierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range which interconnected their houses through a system of stone roads and steps. This type of architecture is still practiced in certain indigenous tribes settlements.panish architecture
Upon the arrival of the Spanish in the region during the early 16th Century, their construction techniques were used for their new settlements which were isolated "
hacienda s" in the middle of a large extension of land. Villages had very few houses and were usually built by a church and a commons plaza which was use for the pasture of the horses and cattle. The first houses were constructed using oven made clay bricks, wooden pillars and clay tiles. Houses usually had a single or two floors, squared with a garden in the middle, surrounded by numerous rooms. The doors, windows and balconies were made of wood with metal hinges and nails. Some street roads were covered with stones.This type of architecture is still used in certain isolated villages in the Cesar Department.
Colombian architecture
Based on standards set by the Colombian government on architectural techniques standards the development in construction began in the 20th Century with the use of cement, river sand and iron based on advancement of the Industrial Revolution.
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Architecture of Colombia References
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