Historical
Houses of Asia
Parliament
of India
The supreme legislative body of the Republic of India
is The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral.
It is located in New Delhi at Sansad Marg. This is.
Indian Parliament consists of two houses - the Lok
Sabha and the Rajya Sabha - and the President of India.
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Mac
Donald House, Singapore
The MacDonald House is a historic building in Singapore,
and is located at Orchard Road in the Museum Planning
Area, within the Central Area, Singapore's central
business district. Initially built for a bank, it
continues to function as a banking hall (albeit for
a different bank) today, although it is more well
known to be the site of a bombing attack in 1965.
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Citadel
of Herat, Afghanistan
Herat is a city in western Afghanistan, in the valley
of the Hari Rud river in the province also known as
Herat, and was traditionally known for wine. The residents
are mainly Tajiks (Persian) and Pashtuns.
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Minaret
at Jam, Afghanistan
In a remote valley surrounded by barren mountains
The Minaret at Jam stands alone. The Hari Rud river
flows rapidly by the lonely tower, which was once
surrounded by a great mosque at Firuz Koh. Built in
the 12th century, it is the only well-preserved monument
from the Ghorid period.
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Summer
Palace, China
An excellent place to cool off during Beijing's hot
Summer months is The Summer Palace. As its name implies,
it was used as a summer residence by China's Imperial
rulers.
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Fatehpur
sikri, India
The "City of Victory" Fatehpur Sikri, which
is at 35 kilometers from Agra on a low hill of the
Vindhya mountain range. Before the reign of Akbar
(1556-1605), the Mughal King who built Fatehpur Sikri,
the site of the future city had already earned an
auspicious reputation.
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Batak
Toba houses,Indonesia
The Batak Toba are one of six Batak tribes that
inhabit northern and central Sumatra. Each tribe
has a distinctive culture and architectural
style. Two Batak tribes are Muslim, while the
the Toba and another tribe are Christian.
Kyoto's
Imperial villas, Japan
The largest of Kyoto's Imperial villas’ is Shugakuin.
The villas is situated at the bottom of Mt. Hiei,
where the mountain streams make sure of a profuse
water supply, the villa informs an excellent view
of downtown Kyoto throughout the year.
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National
Assembly Building, South korea
The National Assembly building, an eye-shaped chunk
of land in the middle of the Han river is on Yoeuido
island. In the 1960s, Yoeuido island was just a ramshackle
airport, but the politicians imagined turning it into
a Korean Manhattan.
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The
Haw Pha Bang , Laos
The Haw Pha Bang (Ho Pha Bang), Royal or Palace
Chapel, is located at the northeastern corner of
the grounds of the Royal Palace Museum. Although
it is a new structure,
it is built in the
traditional style and is tied directly to the
history and traditions of this World Heritage City.
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Stadthuys,
Malaysia
Stadthuys is the oldest and largest building surviving
in Southeast Asia from the early Dutch colonial era.
Covering 49,200 square feet (including annexes), the
building practically forms its own streetscape.
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The
Sandamuni Pagoda, Myanmar
The Sandamuni Pagoda (also Sandamani, because it contains
the largest iron Buddha, the “Sandamani”),
or Paya, is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill
and bears a resemblance to the nearby Kuthodaw pagoda
because of the large number of slender whitewashed
ancillary stupas on the grounds.
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Lankatilaka
house, Srilanka
In the outskirts of Kandy town, one will find this
unique Buddhist temple built of stone, brick, and
lime plaster. Lankatilaka Temple was first built in
1344 during the rein of King Buvanekabahu IV.
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Qavam
House, Iran
Qavam House (also widely called "Narenjestan
Qavam") is a traditional and historical
house in Shiraz, Iran.It was built in the mid
to late 1800s by Mirza Ibrahim Khan. The Qavam family
were merchants originally from Qazvin.
