what are some legacies of British rule? explain with special reference to bungalows and hill station
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a. With British rule, architectural styles also changed. New styles were introduced as new cities were built, new buildings came up.
b. The pointed arches in the buildings and the elongated structures reflected British supremacy.
c. The rounded arches and big pillars was another typical style used by the British that represented it as a superior power, its glory and achievements.
d. They developed network of roads, railways.
e. They brought about city planning, encouraged public health and services.
f. One may give example of the Dalhousie which is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh, established in 1854 by the British Empire in India as a summer retreat for its troops and bureaucrats.
g. It was the civil lines and the cantonments which remain today a major evidence of 19th century British presence.
h. These areas were defined tree-lined streets, regularly divided building plots and bungalows as the main housing type.
i. Churches and cemeteries, clubs, race and golf courses were also established.