CASA ŢĂRĂNEASCĂ ÎNALTĂ DIN NORDUL OLTENIEI
Peasant High Houses in Northern Oltenia

Summary/Abstract: The rural high house (house with two floors, house with floor, high house) in hilly and mountainous region from Northern Oltenia has developed since 19th Century. It has its own characteristics resulting from adaptation to the shape of the land, the natural environment, the historical and socio-economic conditions. Generally, the rural house of this area looks like a building with basement and first floor. Downstairs, in the socket, the house has one or two large rooms used as a cellar or storage, and upstairs is the main living space whose planning had the same trend as that of low houses.

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