Turf Church is a photograph by Svetlana Sewell which was uploaded on July 2nd, 2016.
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Turf Church
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Svetlana Sewell
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Photograph - Photography
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The Last Turf Church of Hof.
Like many Icelandic villages, houses here are roofed with turf, a practice that developed in Northern Europe as early as the Iron age. In order to protect themselves and their livestock from the harsh climate, the settlers constructed shelters using the trees to provide a framework and covering the frame with turf. Near the end of the 18th century, a new style developed with the ends of the buildings made of wood and the turf covering the sides and roofs. Some of these buildings have survived to present times. The Hofskirkja Church is one such building.
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July 2nd, 2016
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