Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
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Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.
Aerial photo of Lunenburg
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Colourful storefronts and signs lure tourists for visits
Lunenburg waterfront with Fisheries Museum, Bluenose II and Cape Sable
Vernacular architecture
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Vernacular architecture is building done outside any academic tradition, and without the involvement of professional designers and architects. Vernacular architecture is not a particular architectural
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
…example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture. UNESCO considers the town in need of protection because the future of its traditional economic underpinnings, the Atlantic fishery, is now very…
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