Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . worn wood unin-tentionally produce that picturesque effect muchsought after in that branch of modern architec-ture which aspires to art and beauty. A common practice is to build two housesunder one roof with a long verandah approachedfrom opposite ends by separate wooden stairways ;more particularly with Turkish families, we findthree houses set at right angles to form part of asquare. The enclosed space or quadrangle thenserves as a farm-yard, and the corners becomerubbish heaps. Even on this plan, however,there is seldom any uniformity, for each ownercon
Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . worn wood unin-tentionally produce that picturesque effect muchsought after in that branch of modern architec-ture which aspires to art and beauty. A common practice is to build two housesunder one roof with a long verandah approachedfrom opposite ends by separate wooden stairways ;more particularly with Turkish families, we findthree houses set at right angles to form part of asquare. The enclosed space or quadrangle thenserves as a farm-yard, and the corners becomerubbish heaps. Even on this plan, however,there is seldom any uniformity, for each ownerconstructs his house on his own ideas, and accord-ing to his means, so that the three houses presenta most attractive dissimilarity. MACEDONIAN HOUSES 65 Contiguous to the houses there is sometimes agarden or small plantation of such trees as pome-granates, quinces or figs; occasionally, also, wefind a patch of egg-fruit, tobacco, red-peppers ortomatoes. In addition a big vine frequently hangsfrom the verandah or is supported on a rough. SUMMER HOUSE : MACEDONIAN VILLAGE. arch of wood. Apart from those which Naturesupplies so lavishly in Macedonia, flowers areseldom seen, except perhaps roses and geraniumsin tins or hanging wooden bowls. The house and little garden are usually sur-rounded by a high wall built of mud bricks or 66 MACEDONIA stones and protected on top by a double row oftiles or a mat of twigs. As with the walls of thehouse, traverses of wood running longitudinallyat intervals of a few feet are used as entrance to this enclosure is by a largedouble-doored gateway higher than the wall andsurrounded by a narrow roof of tiles entirelyits own. The door is made of stout timber andinvariably kept closed. The old gateways aremost imposing and their bronze rings and handlemountings are articles of quaint design. A curious structure which resembles a summer-house is occasionally observed in the gardens ofold villages. It consists of an open first-floor roomapproa
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