The View Santorini Greece
by Tom Prendergast
Title
The View Santorini Greece
Artist
Tom Prendergast
Medium
Photograph - Digital Images
Description
This fine art photo was taken on the beautiful Island of Santorini, Greece
"Along the cliff of Oia, houses have been delved into the porous volcanic rock (left over from a large volcanic explosion many years ago that sunk the center of the island). Parts of these houses are visible and the scenery that results from it is generally perceived as being typically Greek. As this beautiful landscape photograph image depicts the town of Oia is noted for its picturesque architecture, unique for its blend of relatively large (for the town's space) medieval Venetian houses (dubbed "kapetanea" gr: "καπετανέα" - as they belonged to the captains) with small incave village homes, called "yposkafa" (gr: "υπόσκαφα", caved-in) which were the housing form of the rest of the town's population. This is a reminiscent of the age of Venetian rule over the island.. To this day laws protect the natural and architectural beauty of the town from modern manifestations, such as public electrical wires. Enjoy my image
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December 16th, 2011
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