How the City Speaks Through Architecture

The city of New Orleans has been said to be similar to gumbo. This was said by multiple people who have lived in New Orleans for years, if not their whole life. They say this because New Orleans has always been a diverse city, and it will always be that way. Like a gumbo, it is made of different parts and thrown all together, and it creates something wonderful.
The city speaks through its architecture by physically showing the diversity of New Orleans itself. In its architecture you can see the influence from the French, Spanish, Creoles, Parisians, Africans, and many other peoples and cultures. The different architectural styles of New Orleans represents the diversity of the city today, and the diversity that it was founded upon. It seems as if each building in the French Quarter has its own unique design and history, similar to how each person in the city has his/her own unique history and way of life. 

Buildings in the French Quarter that are all different.

 The architecture of the city also shows the history of the city. Each building has its own story, and even the design of the building can show the history of the city. For example, the whole of the French Quarter is mostly the way it is because of the fires that happened there. They are close to the street and each other, and they are made of stucco or brick because the Spanish were trying to prevent another fire from happening.
What gives the French Quarter its magical and 19th century feel is the architecture. New Orleans would not be the same New Orleans without its galleries, balconies, courtyards, French doors and windows, and the style of the St. Louis Cathedral, Presbytere, Cabildo, and multitude of other buildings within the city. 

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