@NinaByzantina More about the restoration of this #Russia|n church up north that collapsed in the mid-20th century:http://rbth.com/special/discovering_russia/2016/03/18/miracle-at-tsypino-the-resurrection-of-a-russian-wooden-church_577065 …
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@NinaByzantina Why is that? In a recent book I read about Catherine the Great it was almost all about wood... -
@Diggrich_ Hard to preserve? Elements. And remember how often Moscow (and other places) burned down when it was made of wood. -
@NinaByzantina@Diggrich_ So did some of "Old West" architecture. Sierra Nevada Pine Boon could not ultimately sustain it. Thus … Concrete?? -
@spchamp Interesting thing is, lots of American houses are still made of wood too, right?@NinaByzantina -
@Diggrich_@NinaByzantina Yes, huh? Fireproofed too. Larger buildings, so many codes and inspectors, surely. One's Grandpa slinged sheetrock -
@spchamp Fire proofed? How's that? But it's interesting knowing why one doesn't build wth bricks, concrete fI against storms@NinaByzantina
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@NinaByzantina beautiful restorationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NinaByzantina So beautiful!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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