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1/n For y'all, a thread on Greek Cyclades (Aegean Sea islands) houses, their iconic blue-and-white coloring*, and its history. Includes pandemics.
#History, #PandemicHistory, #architecture. Photo from pexels.com/photo/white-an…
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Unless you're Bavarian. White and blue. I get it.
#History, #PandemicHistory, #architecture. Photo from pexels.com/photo/white-an…
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Unless you're Bavarian. White and blue. I get it.
2/n Long time ago, Cyclades islands buildings were just grey. Stone, b/c not enough trees for lumber. A killer in a hot summer; grey rock absorbs heat from the sun quite well, making life impossible at night. So people started whitewashing.
Photo from pexels.com/photo/white-co…
Photo from pexels.com/photo/white-co…
3/ Come 1347 A.D.. Y'all know to shout, "Black Death!". Yes. The Republic of Genoa, then controlling Provence, Corsica & much of Northern Italy, as measure mandated whitewashing houses w/ easily available lime (from crushing limestone or burning seashells)
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