Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Falun Red and Wooden Houses


Two things makes for a typically Swedish house; it's wooden and it's painted this special dark red called Falun Red after a town called Falun. The paint is based on copper from the mine near the town and is widely used, especially in the countryside.

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