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[topum]

Moldova's and Romania's Roma (Gypsy) villages are home to some of the most hideous architecture I have ever seen. We are going to a Roma wedding in a main Roma town in Moldova soon and I hope to do a detailed report on the famous architecture of the Gypsy Hill.

This house in a small Roma village I drove past today is modest and tasteful compared to the typical palaces on the Hill:

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[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

It's an interesting and odd combination. I'm definitely looking forward to your detailed report!

[topum.livejournal.com]

Many houses look like they saw a Chinese pagoda, liked it and started building their house to look like one. Then half way through they saw Capitol and said "Hey, that roof is cool, lets just put it on top of our pagoda house to finish it off" and they do.

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

lol that sounds like exactly what happened here

[topum.livejournal.com]

This is actually quite understated and not that eclectic by Roma standards. Some of the palaces on the Hill are mind boggling.