Architecture of Bolivia

Subject to terrain and high altitudes, most of Bolivia's Pre-Columbian buildings were built for housing, mainly influenced by Bolivian indigenous culture.

Most of the ancient city sites were built from adobe, although they are now covered by modern towns, but representative stone buildings survive in protected archaeological areas.

The city has impressive stone carvings and complex underground drainage systems that control the flow of rain.

This is the Inca complex in Bolivia, with habitational, defensive, military, religious agricultural and towers for astronomy.

For Aboriginal people, the biggest change in housing is the introduction of adobe to replace the previous mud and clay mixture.

Over time, this kind of European traditional style house with a courtyard and red tile roof is becoming more and more popular.

These large cities are usually centered around a cathedral and palace which built in the "Andean Baroque style."

There is no doubt that the Spanish colonists established a European-style church associated with religion and its high-end residence.

The various buildings in the city are well preserved, blending in Latin America and kinds of European architectural style Sucre's predecessor was La Plata, a silver town founded by the Spanish settlers in 1538.

[6] After gained independence in the early 19th century, the architecture style in Bolivia changed in general.

But in the early 20th century, due to war, social unrest and economic depression, there was little development in Bolivia's architecture except for the necessary government buildings and churches.

The tallest skyscraper of Bolivia is WTC TOYOSA Tower 1 which is 228 meters in La Paz.

So this study converted the literature into a 3D form, then Researchers can try to make quick combinations, which often try different insights into previous architectural styles.

[8] In Bolivia, there are other unique architectural styles due to historical, cultural and geographical reasons.

In order to attract tourists and provide them with convenience and comfort, combined with the local geographical environment, the world's first salt hotel, Palacio de Sal was built in 1998.

The hotel incorporates salt into every detail of the design to better blend into the dramatic and spectacular environment, bringing visitors different experiences and memories.

The infrastructure and furniture in the hotel are also made of solid salt bricks from Salar de Uyuni.

In public areas, the carefully carved salt sculptures by Bolivian artists are equally eye-catching.

At the same time, in order to prevent the salt environment from being too smooth, the deep red wood brings warm colors.

Combining a wall with an alcove, a bedroom with a domed salt brick ceiling and a cathedral-like vestibule, this hotel gives the impression of a modern and local Andean architecture style.

The Neo-Andean architecture rejects the minimalist and Baroque style preferred by Western traditional architects and marks the “decolonization of symbolic order”.