1. VietnamArchitecture

2. VietnamWeather 3. part of South East Asia bordered by ocean on the west and south China to the north and Cambodia and Laosto the west. about the size of New Mexico (329,560 sqkm), but shaped in a long, narrow "S 4. WeatherSOUTH = hot tropical climateNORTH = monsoon climateThe hot, rainy season lasts May to September and warm, dry season is October to March. 5. communist country Religion, speech, press and other aspects of societyremain under central control. "doi moi in 1986, Vietnams economy and, to someextent, policies have become increasingly modernizedand less restrictive.POLITICS 6. Vietnams flag is brightred with a yellow star.RED represents blood spilt duringthe countrys fight for independenceSTAR represents Vietnams unityand the points on the star representthe union of the people workingtogether in building socialism.FLAGSouth Vietnams flag had three redstripes on a yellow background. design from the last Emperor of Viet Nam (BaoDai)RED STRIPES represent the blood line of threeregions of VietnamYELLOW BACKGROUND represents the earth orskin color. This flag is still used by many VietnameseAmerican organizations, first generationVietnamese immigrants, and VietnamVeterans, symbolizing their sacrifices and theideal of freedom. 7. Facts & figuresLanguages: Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as asecond language); some French, Chinese, Khmer; mountain arealanguages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)Ethnicity/race: Kinh (Viet) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%,Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, others 4.1% (1999)Capital (2009 est.): Hanoi, 6.5 million (metro. area), 2.6 million (cityproper)Largest cities: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 7,396,446;Haiphong, 1,907,705; Da Nang, 887,069; Hu 333,715; NhaTrang, 392,279Monetary unit: Dong 8. VietnamArchitectureNationaldefenseandmilitaryarchitecturePalacearchitecture Religiousarchitecture 9. It includes bastion, citadel, city gate, etc.Shapes and arrangement square, rectangular, regular polygon,circle, star and other special figuresMaterials: green marbles (mountainous area) laterite (midland) mortar (plain land) 10. Hue Imperial City11 11. The outer round is the citadel which is nearlysquare in shape. The wall of citadel was made of box-brick.Citadel12 12. Inside the citadel which is rectangularin shape. Ngo Mon (Gate of Noon) is the maingate to the Imperial City. Lu Ng Phng (Five-PhoenixPavilion)Imperial city13 13. It is inside the Imperial Citywhich is theimperial enclosure. The inner round of wall is3.1 meter high, 0.72 meterthick and it has seven gates.Purple Forbidden CityDai Cung Mon14 14. Dai Cung Mon Can Chanh Can Than Khon ThaiPurple Forbidden CityDai Cung Mon15 Duyet Thi Duong Thuong Thien 15. typical architecture of feudal dynasties ofVietnam requires mobilizing and gathering thematerial and labor forces of the wholecountry or a region biggest scale architecture among the feudalarchitecture types 16. Palace of Supreme Harmony built in 1803 at a different location andmoved here in 1833. Marker stones indicating where each of the nine grades of civil andmilitary bureaucrats where supposed to assemble during state functions.Thai hoa palace17 17. Thai Hoa Palace (main hall)18 18. Thai Hoa Palace (roof)19 19. type of pagodas, towers, temples and tombs Vietnamese economics is based on agriculture, and socialinstitution is based on the villages. Vietnamese has been tormented by the fluctuation of society. 20. Three-entrance gate which is a uniquearchitectural building with 2 storeysand 8 roof-layers looking like a lotuson the West Lake. The pagoda has three pavilions.. Its roof bank is decorated withdragon pattern..Kim Lien Pagoda 21. Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam Dedicated to Xuan Wu, one of the principal deities in Taoism. It is also a training venue for several traditional martial art.Qun Thnh Temple 22. Hanoi Temple of Literature is a top most abundant and diversified complex ofrelics. Temple of Literature was to place stelae inscribed names of scholars achievingdoctoral degree and educated Vietnams bureaucrats, nobles, royalty and othermembers of the elite.Van Mieu Quoc Tu giam23 23. MAP24 24. Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam 25. It is the place to worship the founderof village. Functions:1. Religion2. Administration3. cultural-arts nh Bng communal house one of the largest and finest villagecommunal houses in Vietnam also functions as the village meetinghall and the seat of the localgovernment office.Communal house26 26. Wooden frame structure 27. Construction System 28. Symmetrical Ornamented Religious influenced Chinese influenced Integrated into natural settingCharacteristics 29. Bamboo Wood Thatch Stone Brick Tile Terracotta LimeBuilding materials 30. http://www.adoptvietnam.org/vietnamese/vietnamcountry.htmhttp://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/sites/kids/NGS/wpf/printplace/vietnam.htmlhttp://vietnamarchitecture.orghttp://vietnamarchitecture.org/introduction/