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Trulli in Alberobello, Italy |
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| Alberobello, in the Apulia region of southeastern Italy, is noted for its unusual limestone houses known as trulli (from Greek trullos, dome). The houses are built of limestone boulders, using an ancient technique that requires no mortar. Their cylindrical domes are made of stone slabs. | ||||||
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| Danilo Donadoni/Bruce Coleman, Inc. | ||||||
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| House (architecture); Italy; Apulia | ||||||
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