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Corummese architecture encompasses a series of styles that have been prevalent through various historical eras. Invasions and intermixing with other races has added certain diversity of style to various geographical areas such as the west and far north of the country. | Corummese architecture encompasses a series of styles that have been prevalent through various historical eras. Invasions and intermixing with other races has added certain diversity of style to various geographical areas such as the west and far north of the country. | ||
==Imperial Style== | ==Imperial Style== | ||
The architectural style of Corumm during the dynastic period developed for hundreds of years, with many structural principles remaining the same even after a new dynasty took over. Symmetry, the use of enclosed open spaces such as courtyards and inner gardens and the addition of figures from Corummese myth in the decorative details are notable characteristics of the Imperial style. | |||
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File:Blood Pavillion.jpg|thumb|The Pavillion of Blood, Xieye Palace. | File:Blood Pavillion.jpg|thumb|The Pavillion of Blood, Xieye Palace. | ||
File:Tower houses.jpg|thumb|Qian fortress style houses in the northern frontier | File:Tower houses.jpg|thumb|Qian fortress style houses in the northern frontier | ||
File:Palace of a Thousand Columns.jpg|thumb|Palace of a Thousand Columns, an example of late Zhong architecture | File:Palace of a Thousand Columns.jpg|thumb|Palace of a Thousand Columns, an example of late Zhong architecture | ||
File:Lianhuashan_Temple.jpg|Liduan Sky Temple | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Republic Style== | ==Republic Style== | ||