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Seeing different houses from all over Romania is possible without leaving Bucharest: the Village Museum has a large collection of traditional architecture and art from all over the country.
The first thing that most visitors will notice, is the use of wood as a construction material for most houses - only a minority use stone or concrete. Wood is readily available in most regions of the country, yet the walls must be thick enough to protect against cold winters. You do not need to be a specialist to be stunned by the techniques used to construct very strong houses from enormous wooden blocks, that resist not only below zero temperatures, but also earthquakes. I was especially impressed by the Maramures church, which has a very strong base and an intricate roof made of small wooden tiles. Other striking houses include the underground houses: good protection against a hot climate and of couse better for camouflage, as well as a house with black-and-white beams.
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