Tag: традыцыйныя чаротавыя дахі

Photos of the Day for February 5, 2020

Patrimony of vernacular architecture in Polesia (Pripet Marshes):  conservation, loss, change. Спадчына народнага дойлідства на Палесьсі: ахова, страта, зьмена.     Well-preserved barn with thatched roof, Machul’ 2019. Unlike in Poland or western Europe, in Belarus there is little interest in maintaining or reviving the country’s once-rich patrimony of thatched roofs.  It is thus inspiring… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 5, 2020

Photos of the Day for January 8, 2017

Disappearing patrimony.  Tsjerablichy 2010-2016. Several factors have put steadily increasing pressure on Belarus’ once rich patrimony of traditional village and farm architecture.  Villages continue to lose younger generations to cities and families give up their cows, thus lessening the need for large barns.  Crafts associated with traditional architecture (thatching, carpentry, stove-building) have disappeared as fashions… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 8, 2017

Photo of the Day for January 6, 2017

Polesia (Pripet Marshes) in winter:  Vjeljamichy 2016 (V/V). Палесьсе ўзімку:  Велямічы 2016 г. (V/V).     Thatched-roof barn.  Surviving examples of barns with this shape roof are rare. Рэдкі прыклад чаротавага даху гэтага тыпу ў добрым стане.         Porch with an unusual design (I have seen one other like it — in… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 6, 2017