Foreign influences Architecture of Madagascar
brick house arches , dormers inspired queen s palace in antananarivo
protestant missionary james cameron of london missionary society believed have been first in madagascar demonstrate how local cob building material used create sun-dried bricks in 1826. in 1831, jean laborde introduced brick roof tiles began replacing rice stalk thatch in antananarivo , surrounding areas, , disseminated technique of using kiln bake bricks. foreigners responsible several architectural innovations blended traditions of highlands architecture european sensibilities. in 1819, louis gros designed tranovola radama in rova complex, introducing wraparound veranda supported exterior columns. jean laborde designed queen s palace in rova (built 1839–1841) using same model on grander scale enlarging building , adding third-story veranda. new wooden buildings constructed gros , laborde transformed tandrotrano of traditional aristocratic merina homes decoratively carved post affixed @ each end of gable peak.
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