4-591: Sino-Portuguese may refer to: Sino-Portuguese architecture Sino-Portuguese relations Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sino-Portuguese . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sino-Portuguese&oldid=1153563979 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
8-579: Is a mix of European and Chinese styles or simply colonial architecture . These older buildings were built by the Chinese coolies . The building has the design (painting) in Chinese format, but the structure is Portuguese. Typically, the building is a one or two storey mixed commercial-residential building. The wall has strength due to the weight of the tiles on the roof. The roof is clad in curved tiles of Chinese provenance. In contemporary Singapore, such structures are conserved and maintained regularly, making them
12-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sino-Portuguese architecture Sino-Portuguese architecture , also known as Chinese Baroque, Straits/Singapore Eclectic architecture or Peranakan architecture is an Asian hybrid style incorporating elements of both Chinese and Portuguese architectural styles . It is common in urban centers where Chinese settlers lived in southern China and
16-632: The Peranakans of the Malay Peninsula , with examples found and most prominently conserved and maintained in Singapore . Historical areas with such architecture can also be found throughout Malay Peninsula , Southern Thailand (primarily Phuket ), Macau , Vietnam and Hainan (primarily Haikou ). In many of these places however, such structures have either been demolished or are in a state of disrepair. The characteristics of Sino-Portuguese architecture
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