Vietnamese architecture
Vietnamese architecture () is the construction and decoration style of the Vietnamese people through the process of historical development and the absorption and integration of regional and international architectures. Vietnamese-style architecture is formed according to the needs of living, sheltering from the sun and rain, and a place to return to after work. Vietnamese architecture is reflected in the works from communal houses, shrines, pagodas, temples, family churches, citadels, palaces and housing architecture. Ancient times. Ancient architecture of the Vietnamese before the influence of China: Life develops, people know how to build cottages to live in and high  floors to avoid wild animals. Construction materials are wood and bamboo. They described their life on through bronze drum. According to the picture, there are 2 types of houses with roofs curved up like a boat and roofs curved down like turtle shells. In the 2nd century BC, An Dương Vương built the Cổ Loa citadel with a spiral shape and was the first citadel architecture of the Vietnamese. Feudalism time. Vietnamese architecture has imported influences from China, during this period Vietnamese architecture was influenced by Buddhist architecture. Modern time. Modern architecture of the Vietnamese people has been influenced by  the West clearly, and at the same time, there has been the absorption and fusion of East-West architecture with its own identity to shape the architecture as it is today.