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The Uniquely Beautiful Architecture of New Orleans

A blend of French, Spanish, and American influences combine to tell the fascinating architectural story of the Big Easy.

New Orleans was founded by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville on behalf of the French in 1717, and it became the capital of the French colony of Louisiana five years later. After France ceded Louisiana to Spain in 1762, brick-built homes replaced wooden constructions under Spanish rule, but many of them were lost in two devastating fires in 1788 and 1794. Even after the city became American, thanks to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, its Francophile ways endured, particularly among the Creole population descended from early settlers. Today, you'll see a distinctly French influence in New Orleans' Creole cottages, many of which date to the early decades of the 19th century and are remarkably well-preserved.

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