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S ! INFLUENCE OF FRENCH ARCHITECTURE AT PONDICHERRY.
Y ! DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE AT PONDICHERRY WITH
RESPECT TO ITS CLIMATE, HISTORY AND CULTURE.
N ! DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ARCHITECTURAL STYLES DUE TO
AMALGAMATION OF CONTRASTING CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.(eg.
O FRANCO-TAMIL ARCHITECTURE)
! COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FRENCH ARCHITECTURE, ITS
P CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES WITH THOSE OF THE TAMIL
ARCHITECTURE, ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE; COMMENCING RIGHT AT
S THE ROOTS OF THESE FORMS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TRACING A
GRADUAL PATH OF THEIR DEVIATION FOM THE ORIGINAL TO THE
I INDEGENOUS FORMS OF ARCHITECTURE.
! COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GROUND FLOOR PLANS OF FRENCH
S COLONIAL RESIDENCE AND ENGLISH COLONIAL RESIDENCE.
CLIMATE:
! Hot and humid climate:
perennial.
! Stormy winds in the evenings.
! Moderate rainfall
! Rainfall from North - West
monsoon, i.e., the retreating
monsoon during the months
of October to December.
! The 17th century marked the beginning of colonial era in
India. The French East India Company set up its trading HISTORY:
centre at Pondicherry in 1673. This outpost eventually
became the chief French settlement in India.
! Dutch and British trading companies also wanted trade
with India. Wars raged between these European countries
and spilled over into the Indian subcontinent. The Dutch
captured Pondicherry in 1693 but returned it to France by
the Treaty of Ryswick in 1699.
! The French acquired Mahe in the 1720s, Yanam in 1731,
and Karaikal in 1738. During the Anglo-French wars (1742-
1763), Pondicherry changed hands frequently. On January
16, 1761, the British captured Puducherry from the
French, but the Treaty of Paris (1763) returned the city to
the French. It was taken again by the British in 1793 amid
the Wars of the French Revolution, but once again
returned to France in 1814. When the British gained
control of the whole of India in the late 1850s, they
allowed the French to retain their settlements in the
country. Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam, Karaikal and
Chandernagore remained a part of French India until
1954.
CITY PLANNING:
PONDICHERRY BEFORE DUPLEIX

THE FRENCH PLANNED THE CITY

IN THE TYPICAL GRID IRON
PATTERN
 ARCHITECTURE OF PONDICHERRY
! The architecture here is
highly influenced by the
culture of the place.

! An interesting fact
about Pondicherry is
that the city is divided
into two quarters.
While one is the French
sectors the other is the
Tamil section

! The french sector is

known as ´

 
whereas the
Tamil quarter is known
as ´
 
THE GREAT DIVIDE!!!
! There are also some excellent structures
in Pondicherry that represent the fusion
of the two dominant architectural styles
of this place. These houses belong to the
c 
category.
! In the Tamil section of the city a visitor
can notice houses with   and


. The  are street
verandas with a leaning roof which is
supported by wooden posts. 



 
  are characteristic features of
typical Tamil style of houses. The


are public verandas with masonry seats
for guests and visitors.
! The interiors of the houses in the French
quarter are more embellished than the
exteriors. French architectural influences
are marked by the  

  



 . The
French houses were generally built with
    The 
 

 
 FRENCH EMBASSY, PONDICHERRY

SPACE PATTERN:
FRANCO-TAMIL ARCHITECTURE
FRANCO-TAMIL ARCHITECTURE
FRENCH COLONIAL HOUSE,
PONDICHERRY

ENGLISH COLONIAL HOUSE,

KOLKATA
FRENCH COLONIAL, PONDICHERRY

ENGLISH COLONIAL, KOLKATA

 MANSARD ROOF
Chateau de Maisons,
FRANCE

VICTORIA MEMORIAL, KOLKATA

 ARCHED ENTERANCE TO THE
RAJ BHAVAN, KOLKATA.

ARCH AT THE HEART OF VILLE

TRIUMPHAL ARCH AT GLENUM , BLANCHE,PONDICHERRY
FRANCE
BAPTISTERY OF THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT-
LÉONCE IN FREJUS, FRANCE (5TH CENTURY)

CHURCH AT PONDICHERRY

ST.PAULS CATHEDRAL, KOLKATA

WINDSOR CASTLE, LONDON

CARCASSONE CASTLE, FRANCE

 FRENCH EMBELLISHMENTS

FAÇADE TREATMENT:
FRENCH COLONIAL
HOUSES
FAÇADE TREATMENT:
FRENCH COLONIAL HOUSES

Hotel du Parc, Pondicherry

FAÇADE TREATMENT: BRITISH COLONIAL HOUSES:

ENGLISH EMBELLISHMENTS
FAÇADE TREATMENT: BRITISH COLONIAL HOUSES:
FAÇADE TREATMENT: BRITISH COLONIAL HOUSES:
AUROBINDO ASHRAM,
PONDICHERRY
 PLAN OF A TYPICAL
ENGLISH COLONIAL
RESIDENCE:

PLAN OF A TYPICAL
FRENCH COLONIAL
RESIDENCE:
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