Ornamental
By: pelly*made
Tags: architecture, art, arts & crafts, Chios, culture, curiosities, graffiti, Greece, outdoors, photography, travel
| Aperture: | f/4.3 |
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| Focal Length: | 44.63mm |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | HP PhotoSmart C945 (V01.74) |
a beautiful village named Pyrgi in Chios island.
All houses have facades ornated with a unique black and white geometrical decor called “xysta”. It is a technique of hand-engraving geometric motifs in black and white on plaster. It is based on plastering-sand being applied to the wall, carefully painted white, then scraped with the designs…
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