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Conservation and preservation of colonial facades in historic urban neighborhoods with special reference to Slave Island

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dc.contributor.advisor Manawadu SM
dc.contributor.author Magamage J
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-14T04:23:03Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-14T04:23:03Z
dc.date.issued 2015-08-14
dc.identifier.citation Magamage, J. (2010). Conservation and preservation of colonial facades in historic urban neighborhoods with special reference to Slave Island [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11147
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11147
dc.description.abstract Present urban neighborhoods in srilanka are descending from colonial influences; some of the streetscapes are still remaining in several cities and suburbs such as Colombo, Galle fort, Jaffna and Slave Island. These cites represent they own urban identity. Through of the Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial influences, these streetscapes are showing three identities of colonial urban neighborhoods in one city. That is historical product and can't duplicate or rebuild. Colonial building facades are more important part of the colonial urban streetscape however Fac;adeis a view point of the colonial identity. When considering growth of the urban architecture colonial period is bench mark of all cities. When observing of the present colonial neighborhoods, Portuguese, Dutch and British archttectural, cultural and sociological values. The slave island is still remaining and living colonial urban streetscape in Sri Lanka however they represent Dutch and British architectural identity, also strongly felt as result of vanishing. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject MSc in Architectural Conservation of Monuments & Sites
dc.subject ARCHITECTURE - Thesis
dc.subject ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS AND SITES - Thesis
dc.title Conservation and preservation of colonial facades in historic urban neighborhoods with special reference to Slave Island en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.degree MSc. en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Architecture en_US
dc.date.accept 2010
dc.identifier.accno 104049 en_US


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