When you take a sneak peek at the Culture of Kuwait, you will find that there is a unique style present in the Architecture in Kuwait. Here you will find the presence of both typical traditional architecture and modern architectural styles. The unique architectural features that were present in the Kuwait City during the 18th century was a wall with five gates and two forts, one within the city and the other one at Jahara.
A unique feature of the Architecture in Kuwait is that the building materials used in Kuwait was rubble stone, mud, mud brick and Cora stone. There was scarcity of wood in Kuwait therefore you will find very little use of wood in the older Architecture in Kuwait. Those houses that had any wooden structure used the woods which are mangrove poles that were imported from East Africa and were mostly used for roofing. While on a trip to Kuwait you will find a Kuwati merchant house that was built using the Ottoman style. Here you will find features like projected balconies made of wood. Wooden screens, locally known as mashrabiya and covered wooden doorways with European motifs inscribed on them. Wind catchers and ventilators were regular features of every house because of extreme temperatures. From the Bayt-Al-Bader in Kuwait, Sadu House in Kuwait, Dickson House we come to know about other typical features of Architecture in Kuwait that was followed in the 17th, 18th and the early 19th centuries. These houses show that though every house was a simple structure but each had paintings, mosaic patterns and ornamentation present in them. In every house you would find a central courtyard and rooms were built around it. The Grand Mosque of Kuwait, which is the largest mosque of Kuwait, has Islamic designs and calligraphy present in both inside and outside. The best example of the influence of modern Architecture of Kuwait will be seen in the National Assembly Building which is almost an exact replica of a bedouin tent and the Kuwait Towers in Kuwait, with three towers and an observation deck show us a blend of both modern European and typical Kuwait style of architecture. Liberation Tower in Kuwait, one of the landmarks of Kuwait, is the best example of contemporary Architecture at Kuwait, which is modern yet retains traditional design.
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