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Typography of Curaçao's Architecture, Part 1

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[Audio]Most likely built by African slaves, following designs by anonymous planners, the homes and warehouses of Willemstad’s merchants show a unique mixture of three styles of architecture with roots in the Netherlands, classical antiquity, Spain and Portugal, Brazil, as well as similarities with some features found in parts of Africa. 

Dutch Features
[Audio]The Dutch type is a tall narrow townhouse, similar to what is found in Dutch cities like Amsterdam or Holland Michigan, built close together, with plain decoration, a vertical emphasis, and topped by a triangular gable. 

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