Storks on a Half-Timbered House, Open Air Museum of Alsace, Ungersheim, France
The shapes of the interlacing beams conveyed symbolic messages, including fertility (diamond-shaped), protection and multiplication (the cross of Saint Andrew). The steeply sloping roof prevents snow from collecting and is made of “Biberschwanz” (red tiles in the shape of a beaver’s tail).
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