WHAT IS COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE?

Colonial architecture is any type of architecture that incorporates classic architectural elements of a ‘mother country’ in buildings or structures in territories overseas. This is commonly found in former European ‘colonies’ where continental architecture found its way to the Americas, Asia, and beyond. Often, traditional elements mixed with the local culture led to a stylistic hybrid, a unique architectural style not found anywhere else in the world. Commonly we distinguish between Spanish Colonial, Portuguese colonial, British colonial, French colonial, and Dutch colonial. Less frequently, however, we can also identify buildings in the Italian Colonial style and the German Colonial style.

In this documentation we will be looking at the British colonial architecture enrolled into the country and how it has transfigured its style in some parts of India especially in Bengaluru.