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I strongly suspect this is why half-timbered houses, although being much more earthquake resilient than stone houses, haven't been common in Italy for thousands
by lqet 4y ago
I strongly suspect this is why half-timbered houses, although being much more earthquake resilient than stone houses, haven't been common in Italy for thousands of years now. There simply wasn't enough wood left.
- febusravenga 4y agoAnd almost no old castles, palaces or significant ruins in flat and rock-less areas like west pomeranian in Poland. Bricks and stones were so valuable, that any abandoned stone/brick building was dismantled immediately for material for new buildings.