Blue sky red spire and white wooden shingles bell-tower of the Lutheran Church, Puerto Varas, Chile

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Wooden shingles, on the walls of buildings, are testimony to the arrival of German settlers in the Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Llanquihue, Frutillar region in the mid-19th century. They were rarely used in Colonial Times. Thin, wide, long and lapped to stop rain, they are traditionally cut from the alerce or Southern Redwood Tree (Fitzroya Cupressoides). Locally known as 'tejuelas', the original dimensions were 90 cm long, 15 cm wide and 1 cm thick, one-third of the overall length being exposed. Many modern shingles are smaller. This mid-19th century Lutheran Church overlooks Lake Llanquihue.

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Size: 2848px × 3773px
Location: Lutheran Church, Puerto Varas, Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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