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Tudor Revival architecture

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP "Mock Tudor" redirects here. For the Richard Thompson album, see Mock Tudor (album). Ascott House, Buckinghamshire. A "simple cottage" designed circa 1876 by George Devey. An early example of Tudorbethan Tudor Revival architecture (commonly called mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture beginning in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 19th century based on a revival of aspects of Tudor architecture or, more often, the style of English vernacular architecture of the Middle Ages that survived into the Tudor period. It later became an influence in some other countries, especially the British colonies. For example, in New Zealand, the architect Francis Petre adapted the style for the local climate. Elsewhere in Singapore, then a British colony, architects such as R. A. J. Bidwell pioneered what became known as the Black and White House. The earliest examples of the style originate with the works of such ...

Sri Lanka

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP "Ceylon" redirects here. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation). Coordinates: 7°N 81°E  /  7°N 81°E  / 7; 81 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය   (Sinhalese) Srī Lankā prajātāntrika samājavādī janarajaya இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சோசலிச குடியரசு   (Tamil) Ilaṅkai jaṉanāyaka sōsalisa kuṭiyarasu Flag Emblem Anthem:  "Sri Lanka Matha" Mother Sri Lanka Capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative) Colomb...