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  • A cluster of  brightly painted houses and boat houses on a bay in the Trangsundet narrows near Havøysund.  Havøysund,  Måsøy, Finnmark,  Norway.
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  • Houses and boat houses on the coast near  Honningsvag, the northernmost city in Norway. Honningsvåg, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway.
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  • A cobbled street in Bergen with clapboard houses. Bergen, Norway.
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  • Houses on the coast in the town of Finnsnes.  Finnsnes, Lenvik, Troms, Norway.
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  • A row of brightly painted houses on the waterfront of the Trangsundet narrows near Havøysund.  Havøysund,  Måsøy, Finnmark,  Norway.
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  • Brightly coloured houses in a cobbled street in  Antigua.  Antigua Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. 15Mar14
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  • Newly built modern houses in a highland village. Steel reinforcing rods rise from the roof ready for a second story. Tzucuval, Departamente de Sololá, Republic of Guatamala 08Mar14
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  • Stone houses with tiled roofs in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania.
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  • Workers' houses above the town of Rubik on the River Fani. Rubik was a thriving copper mining time in the communist era. Rubik, Albania. 07Sep15
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  • Houses and fields flooded by the rising level of Lago Atitlan. San Juan la Laguna. Departamente de Sololá, Republic of Guatemala. 06Mar14
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  • Newly built modern houses in a highland village.  Tzucuval, Departamente de Sololá, Republic of Guatamala 08Mar14
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  • Newly built modern house in a highland village. Steel reinforcing rods rise from the roof ready for a second story. Tzucuval, Departamente de Sololá, Republic of Guatamala 08Mar14
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  • A new village on the edge of the black lava of  Mar de Piedra, the Stone Sea, an area of solidified lava flows below Cerro Quemado, Burnt Peak.  Quetzaltenango, Xela, Republic of Guatemala. 12Mar14.
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  • Narrow cobbled streets and passages in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Narrow cobbled streets and passages in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Narrow cobbled streets and passages in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Narrow cobbled streets and passages in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • The harbour entrance at Honningsvag, the northernmost city in Norway. Honningsvåg, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway.
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  • The harbour at Honningsvag, the northernmost city in Norway. Honningsvåg, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway.
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  • The harbour at Honningsvag, the northernmost city in Norway. Honningsvåg, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway.
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  • The harbour at Honningsvag, the northernmost city in Norway. Honningsvåg, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway.
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  • The  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Narrow cobbled streets and passages in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Domes of the Globus II radar system above the town of Vardo. Vardo, Finnmark, Norway.
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  • Villages and mountains on the Julsundet strait at the mouth of the Frænfjorden opposite Gossa island. Tornes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
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  • The  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Stone steps in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania.
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  • Minarets and roofs. Prizren, Kosovo. 06Sep15
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  • Bishnoi women and children sit outside their simple houses built from natural materials. No trees are cut down and only dead branches are used for building. Bishnois are followers of the guru Jhambo Ji who taught respect of the environment and all living things. Near Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 14 December 2008
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  • Tiled roofs of houses within the walls  of Berat Castle. Berat Castle is a world heritage site. Berat, Albania.  08Sep15
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  • A track winds past  traditional flat-roofed houses and chortens, stupas, between dry stone walls in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar. Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • Bishnoi women and children sit outside their simple houses built from natural materials. No trees are cutdown and only dead branches are used for building. Bishnois are followers of the guru Jhambo Ji who taught respect of the environment and all living things. Near Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 14 December 2008
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  • Tiled roofs of houses below  Berat Castle. Berat, Albania.  08Sep15
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  • Bishnoi women and children sit outside their simple houses built from natural materials. No trees are cut down and only dead branches are used for building. Bishnois are followers of the guru Jhambo Ji who taught respect of the environment and all living things. Near Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 14 December 2008
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  • Waterside houses and boats.  Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. 24Feb13
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  • Traditional flat-roofed houses in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar.. Wood for fuel and hay are stored on the roof . The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar.. Wood for fuel and hay are stored on the roof . The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Note the newly installed electricity. The house is next to a prayer wheel, prayer flags and a chorten, stupa. Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A bundle of numerous electricity and telephone cables attached to an house in the  world heritage site of  Mangalemi, The Ottoman quarter of Berat.  Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • Typical white flat-roofed Ladakhi house. The house is in a grove of poplar trees and surrounded by mud-brick walls. Shey, Ladakh, Republic of India. 12Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house on  the road from Kargil into the Zanscar valley. Wood for fuel and hay are stored on the roof and there is a pile of cow and yak dung cakes for fuel. The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Chortens, stupas in the foreground and a horse, probably used as a load carrier wanders past. Note the newly installed electricity. Panikhar, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar. Hay is stored on the roof and there is a small pile of cow dung for fuel . The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. . Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar.. Wood for fuel and hay are stored on the roof . The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Note the newly installed electricity. Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A Bishnoi women sits outside her simple house built from natural materials. No trees are cut down and only dead branches are used for building. Bishnois are followers of the guru Jhambo Ji who taught respect of the environment and all living things. Near Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India.  14 December 2008
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  • A traditionally built house made from adobe blocks and a tiled roof. Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Departamente de Sololá, Republic of Guatemala. 09Mar14
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  • A stone farm house in the community of Teth. Teth, Tethi, Albania. 03Sep15
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  • A modern farm house and the nineteenth century Roman Catholic church in Teth stand in fields in the Teth valley. The church has the stone walls and shingled roof typical of the region. Teth, Tethi, Albania. 03Sep15
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  • Close up of a Representation of the immortal Garuda painted in traditional Bhutanese style on the wall of a house.  Garuda has the head, wings and lower body of a bird and the torso of a man. Garuda is the enemy of snakes and Nagas and they are usually seen grasped in his beak or claws. Also known as Bjachung, the devourer, Lord of Birds.  Paro,  Druk Yul, Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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  • A yellow shakara, small wooden boat, moored by a house boat on Dal Lake. The shakara belongs to Raat Photo Services, which sells film and memory cards to tourists in houseboats. Srinagar, Kashmir. India 22Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar.. Wood for fuel and hay and new mud bricks are stored on the roof . The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall.  A hay fiels is protected from wandering stock by a dry stone wall. Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the  Zanscar valley. Hay and fire wood is stored on the roof. The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Zanscar Ladakh. 07Oct11
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  • Poplar timber stacked outside a house ready for construction work.   Sumar, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Republic of India. 14Sep11.
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  • A Bishnoi women sits outside her simple house built from natural materials. No trees are cut down and only dead branches are used for building. Bishnois are followers of the guru Jhambo Ji who taught respect of the environment and all living things. Near Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India.  14 December 2008
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  • A house in need of refurbishment in a back street of Antigua.  Antigua Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. 15Mar14
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  • A once grand house in Shkodër. Shkodër, Albania.
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  • A stone and wooden jetty with a corrugated iron boat house. Harstad, Norway
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  • Solar panels generate electricity  outside a traditional palm leaf roofed house at the Kichwa Anangu Community on the banks of the Napo river. Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador.
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  • A pile of dried cow dung for fuel in a hay field in front of a traditional flat-roofed house. Hay is spread out on the roof to dry. Rangdum, Zanscar. Ladakh. India 19Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house on  the road from Kargil into the Zanscar valley.  The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Chortens, stupas in the foreground.  Panikhar, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar.. Wood for fuel and hay are stored on the roof . There is a pile of yak and cow dung cakes for fuel. The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. Note the newly installed electricity. Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A calf grazes in a hay field in front of a traditional flat-roofed house. Hay is spread out on the roof to dry. Rangdum, Zanscar
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  • A village house beside a maize field  in Santa Catarina.  Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Departamente de Sololá, Republic of Guatemala.. 08Mar14
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  • A cockerel rests on the doorstep of a house. Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • A stone farm house with a traditional shingled roof in the community of Teth. Firewood for the winter is piled up under the eaves.Teth, Tethi, Albania. 03Sep15
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  • A gecko stalks a small fly. The gecko walks with ease on a vertical house wall using its specialised toe pads.  Braulio Carillo, Horquetas, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. 20Nov13
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house. Hay for winter fodder is stored on the roof . The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall.  The yard is protected from wandering stock by dry stone and mud brick walls and a fence of thorny sea buckthorn branches.  Sumar, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Republic of India. 15Sep11.
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  • A women enters a house painted in sky blue, a colour used by brahmin families.  Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 14 December 2008.
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  • Inside the house of the folk-saint Maximon or San Simon, the evil saint. The effigy of Maximon wears bright scarves and smokes a cigarette. Santiago Atitlan, Republic of Guatemela. 04Mar14
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  • A waterside house on an island outside Alesund. Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
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  • A traditional flat-roofed house in the village of Rangdum in Zanscar. Hay and firewood are stored on the roof. A drystone wall surrounds a vegetable garden.. The flat roof and outdoor storage reflects the very low rainfall. . Rangdum, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • Ancient house door with iron fittings. Berat, Albania.  08Sep15
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  • A building site in Paro where a new concrete building is being erected. Concrete mouldings can be seen which, in traditional buildings would be made of carved wood. There is a wooden ramp to the higher levels and mould for pouring the concrete floor is supported by bamboo.<br />
 Paro, Druk Yul, Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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  • stone farmhouse with a shingled roof above the Blue Eye of Kapre,  Syri i Kalter i Kaprese, a blue river pool. Teth, Tethi, Albania.
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  • A traditional white painted farmhouse situated between rice terraces and forest.  Stacks of straw and a white pony are in the foreground. Punakha, Druk Yul,  Bhutan. 14 November 2007.
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  • Poplar poles stacked against an ancient apricot tree ready for construction work.  They are used in the flat roofs. Sumar, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Republic of India. 14Sep11.
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  • A traditional Bhutanese wooden windowframe boarded up in the plaster wall of a derelict building  Paro, Druk Yul Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007
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  • Farmhouse with a smoking chimney. Teth, Tethi, Albania. 03Sep15
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  • Travellers with pack horses on  the road from Kargil into the Zanscar valley. Panikhar, Zanscar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • A building site with a modern concrete building being built so that it looks like a traditional style building. The concrete will be decorated and  painted in the traditional style. There is bamboo scaffolding and a pile of Arun bricks from India. Khuruthang, Punaka, Bhutan Druk Yul. 14 November 2007
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  • A brown dog lying on a smooth clay terrace sleeps in the morning sun. Hand prints can be seen on the terracotta clay wall. This partially painted in sky blue, a colour used by brahmin families.  Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 14 December 2008.
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  • The number two on an enameled plaque. Tirana, Albania. 09Sep15
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  • An insecure looking balcony on an old building. Tirana, Albania. 02Sep15
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  • A coffee shop on the track above Teth. Teth, Tethi, Albania. 03Sep15
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  • A pile of Arun bricks from India. Khuruthang, Punaka, Bhutan Druk Yul.14 November 2007
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  • Travellers with pack horses on  the road from Kargil into the Zanscar valley. Panikhar, Zanskar, Ladakh. 20Sep11
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  • Carondelet Palace, Palacio de Carondelet, which houses government offices and presidential quarters and Quito Cathedral, Catedral Metropolitana de Quito, Plaza Grande, Quito, Ecuador.
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  • Traditional painting of a penis on concrete  wall of a newly built housing block. This is seen as a sign of wealth and good fortune and is seen on many houses in eastern Bhutan. Thimphu,  Druk Yul, Bhutan. 13 November 2007.
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  • Crude painting of a penis on a plant pot outside the rest house on the path to  Paro Taktshang Goemba the Tiger's nest.This is seen as a sign of wealth and good fortune and is seen on many houses in eastern Bhutan. Paro Taktsang Bhutan, Druk Yul. 11 November 2007
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  • Paintings  of penises on the front of a shop. These are seen as sybols of wealth and good fortune and are seen on many houses in eastern Bhutan. Nobding,  Druk Yul, Bhutan.  15 November 2007
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  • Representation of a dragon painted on wood in traditional Bhutanese style at the top of a concrete column in a new building. This emulates the tradition of painting timbers in traditional wood-built houses.  The dragon is the Bhutanese national symbol, Druk, the thunder dragon. Paro, Druk Yul, Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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  • Bamboo stems and split strips ready for weaving into mats. The dark green outside of the stem is alternated with the white inside to produce a pattern. The matting is very strong and is used as a building material, particularly at the gable ends of houses. Used like this it allows air flow through the roof space where agricultural produce is stored. Bumthang, Bhutan, Drul Yul. 16 November 2007
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  • Bamboo stems and split strips ready for weaving into mats. The dark green outside of the stem is alternated with the white inside to produce a pattern. The matting is very strong and is used as a building material, particularly at the gable ends of houses. Used like this it allows air flow through the roof space where agricultural produce is stored. Bumthang, Bhutan, Drul Yul. 16 November 2007
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  • A man beats bamboo stems with a wooden mallet to split them. Bamboo stems and split strips ready for weaving into mats. The dark green outside of the stem is alternated with the white inside to produce a pattern. The matting is very strong and is used as a building material, particularly at the gable ends of houses. Used like this it allows air flow through the roof space where agricultural produce is stored. Bumthang, Bhutan, Drul Yul. 16 November 2007
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  • Close up of bamboo matting. This is made by splitting bamboo stems and weaving the resulting flexible strips. The dark green outside of the stem is alternated with the white inside to produce a pattern. The matting is very strong and is used as a building material, particularly at the gable ends of houses. Used like this it allows air flow through the roof space where agricultural produce is stored. Bumthang, Bhutan, Drul Yul. 16 November 2007
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  • The seventeenth century royal palace sits above Leh. The palace was built by the Buhddist kings of Ladakh. The palace and the houses below it are being restored by the Archeological Survey of India.  Leh, Ladakh, Republic of India. 13Sep11.
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  • Painting of a beribboned penis on the wall of a shop. This is seen as a sign of wealth and good fortune and is seen on many houses in eastern Bhutan. Nobding,  Druk Yul, Bhutan. 15 November 2007.
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  • Paintings  penises on the front of a shop. These are seen as sybols of wealth and good fortune and are seen on many houses in eastern Bhutan. Nobding,  Druk Yul, Bhutan.   15 November 2007
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  • Representation of a dragon painted in traditional Bhutanese style at the top of a concrete column in a new building. This emulates the tradition of painting timbers in traditional wood-built houses.  The dragon is the Bhutanese national symbol, Druk, the thunder dragon. Paro, Druk Yul, Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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  • Bamboo matting. This is made by splitting bamboo stems and weaving the resulting flexible strips. The dark green outside of the stem is alternated with the white inside to produce a pattern. The matting is very strong and is used as a building material, particularly at the gable ends of houses. Used like this it allows air flow through the roof space where agricultural produce is stored. Bumthang, Bhutan, Drul Yul. 16 November 2007
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  • Pinnacle top houses with prayerflags near the Paro Taktsang Goemba, monastery, know as the  Tigers Nest.  Paro Taktsang Bhutan, Druk Yul. 11November 2007
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  • Representation of a dragon painted in traditional Bhutanese style on the concrete wall of a new town house house.  This the Bhutanese national symbol, Druk, the thunder dragon. It holds a jewel in its mouth to represent wealth. Paro, Druk Yul, Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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