Spanish Vs French Influence

There is a long history in New Orleans that can be seen through the architecture. The two primary influences in this city are the French and the Spanish which together make a new culture referred to as Creole.
The French Quarter in New Orleans is the hub the New Orleans culture. Ironically the majority of the architecture in this beautiful area is Spanish, it only gets its name from the French people who were the early settlers of the area.
  This beautiful building is a perfect example of the Spanish influence in the city, you can see it here in the ornate ironwork that is the trademark of the French Quarter.
"The flat-tiled roofs, tropical colors, and ornate ironwork of the French Quarter are Iberian touches brought from across the Atlantic. In order to prevent fires, the Spanish-controlled government mandated that stucco replace wood for construction material and that all buildings be placed near the street and near each other. Where there used to be yards and open spaces surrounding buildings, the French Quarter was now rendered both more intimate and more secretive, with continuous façades, arched passageways, and gorgeous rear gardens and courtyards hidden from street-view." (neworleansonline.com).

   

There are also many incredible French architecture influences in New Orleans.
One of these amazing French inspired areas is Pirates Alley off St. Peters Street. this is the area is the Faulkner House, where William Faulkner wrote his first novel called Soldiers Pay.
   

"The Old Ursuline Convent at 112 Chartres Street in the French Quarter, built in 1745, is believed to be the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley.In 1727 twelve women — Ursuline Nuns from France — established the first school for girls, ran the first free school and the first orphanage and held the first classes for African slave and Native American girls in what is now the United States. Following the Natchez massacre, the Convent took in the orphaned children of the French colonists killed at Fort Rosalie." (inetours.com). 

        

New Orleans is the perfect example of two very different cultures coming together to develop a beautifully diverse and intricate new world. The Creole culture is unique and excepting to anyone who wishes to enter it, this culture is loud and full of life and it speaks through its architecture.