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Which part of Italy does 'XI Town Of Italy' represent?

backgroundbackground Posts: 589
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I'm not familiar with Italy but all the pictures I have seen show a completely different style of architecture, so I'm curious what area this represents?

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  • Matt_CastleMatt_Castle Posts: 3,004
    edited July 8

    They're trulli, a traditional form of construction fairly specific to the Apulia region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullo

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  • backgroundbackground Posts: 589

    Ah thanks Matt, much appreciated.

  • LorraineLorraine Posts: 880

    I would have bought it in a snap if at least one of the houses had had an interior. My sister visited there when she and her husband went to Italy and I was fascinated by them. She, on the other hand, was unimpressed but then she's never wanted to live in a cave laugh

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,575

    I was also surprised when I first saw this, as the style of houses were not anything I had seen before, and certainly nothing I would have associated with Italy. Since they only appeared in a very small location of the country, it makes the product seem rather niche. I guess the unusual roofs might look good in some sort of fantasy setting. 

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,722

    So that architecture woiuld have been what the fictional character "Francesca Johnson", one of two main characters of the book and movie, "The Bridges of Madison County" would have been familiar with. It's certainly different is some unique ways it's combined elements from other places using locally available materials and adapting them to their existing knowlege to build with.

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,575

    nonesuch00 said:

    So that architecture woiuld have been what the fictional character "Francesca Johnson", one of two main characters of the book and movie, "The Bridges of Madison County" would have been familiar with. It's certainly different is some unique ways it's combined elements from other places using locally available materials and adapting them to their existing knowlege to build with.

    From what I read on the Wiki page it seems that a major reason the houses were built in this way was an attempt to dodge paying tax.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,722

    Havos said:

    nonesuch00 said:

    So that architecture woiuld have been what the fictional character "Francesca Johnson", one of two main characters of the book and movie, "The Bridges of Madison County" would have been familiar with. It's certainly different is some unique ways it's combined elements from other places using locally available materials and adapting them to their existing knowlege to build with.

     

    From what I read on the Wiki page it seems that a major reason the houses were built in this way was an attempt to dodge paying tax

    You are right! Rome's reach is to be avoided as long as possible. cryinglaugh

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