Asian architecture

Pagodas and temples

Asian architecture encompasses the building traditions and styles of Asia, from the pagodas and curved rooflines of East Asia to the ornate temples of Southeast Asia and the domes and minarets of Islamic architecture in West and South Asia.

The term is broad enough to be nearly meaningless—grouping Japanese minimalism with Indian temple carvings—but persists in casual use: The resort features Asian architecture with reflecting pools and bamboo screens.

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lotus pond · Temple · Angkor Wat · India · Thailand · tea house · Vietnam · hanging lanterns · Indonesia · silk road · Turkey · torii · Iran · Mongolia · Forbidden City · minaret · courtyard

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geographic/cultural origin

Asian architectureEuropean architecture

Construction styles from the continent

American architecture · Gothic architecture · Renaissance architecture · Mediterranean architecture · Brutalism

design philosophy

Asian architectureindustrial architecture

Building design for manufacturing

Brutalist architecture · Soviet architecture

colonial/indigenous identity

Asian architecturecolonial style

Architecture from settlement periods

imperial architecture

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G