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European houses are cleverly designed

Anyone who travels to Europe will notice that most of the buildings in Western Europe are triangular and wooden structures. Experienced people have noticed that the windows and windows of most buildings are different, especially in suburban villages. , the door and windows are so big that fat people have to turn sideways when entering. Big tax reductions for small doors and windows

In order to achieve reasonable tax reductions, local residents began to renovate their houses with "small doors and large windows", which can not only reduce taxes, but also ensure the lighting of the house. Slate decoration shows wisdom

In the Netherlands, people still retain the custom of "gable stones" to distinguish each household for easy identification by postmen and visitors. Therefore, on the walls of each house, They are all filled with carved stone monuments, mainly carved by homeowners and construction workers, such as the "Gable Stone" paper mill, which is used to "narrate" the papermaking process. Sailor's White Stone

Sailors who sailed on the sea all year round would hang a white painted stone in front of their homes. Most of their owners wore blue and red stones because of the navigation technology of that era. It was not developed, and many sailors hanging with white stones died in the sea, which is why they are called "widow families". Pencil drawings

In the Netherlands, drawing a picture with a pencil is like drawing it with a pencil. Later, drawing a picture with a pencil became a special kind of work, and other The stones on the walls are different. In the Netherlands, every painting must go through a process. This is the future of a nation and the most respected profession. The value of stone walls

In the Netherlands, there are about 7,500 stone walls, 1,850 in Amsterdam, about 2,000 in the National Museum, and thousands in Brussels, Lille and Copenhagen. The price of each one is Between 10,000 and 20,000 euros.