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Creole architecture Creole architecture Colourful and more often than not made of wood, Creole houses are full of charm. A.Lorgnier ©

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  • Creole architecture

Traditionally built out of wood and topped with a corrugated iron roof, Creole houses often have a ?varangue' - a veranda typical of the tropics which runs along the façade. You can sit out on the veranda in a ?planter' chair, a replica of the model commercialised by the Compagnie des Indes (East India Company) in the 19th century. Another architectural detail present on every Creolme hut: the lambrequins - carved wood friezes which frame the windows and decorate the edge of the roofs. To see some beautiful examples of Creole villas, you can visit the old sugar domains or walk along rue de Paris in Saint Denis.

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