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Photo: family harvesting
Photo: family harvesting
Grassy peaks surround a family harvesting grass for roof-construction on one of Norway's Lofoten Islands. Reflecting their surrounding landscape, traditional Norwegian mountain houses are timber-framed, grass-roofed structures built into or near hillsides for protection from the weather.
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