Blue Domes and Consecrations
Think of Greece and what comes to mind, possibly Sandy and Dany Zuko, but more likely Olives and Ouzo, Scholars and Souvlaki, not to mention hundreds of islands with whitewashed buildings and blue domed churches.
But why white and blue? As most houses were made of volcanic stone, which was a great insulator and retained the heat, painting them with whitewash reflected the strong sunlight and would reduce the internal temperature. Apparently a blue-tinted cleaning agent called Loulaki was used for washing clothes, if it was mixed into the limestone plaster the characteristic blue colour was produced.
Your track for the day. I was listening to this recently, ‘black holes and revelations’ led me to the title for this image.
youtu.be/Pgum6OT_VH8?list=PL608F6C55DDF18D10
Blue Domes and Consecrations
Think of Greece and what comes to mind, possibly Sandy and Dany Zuko, but more likely Olives and Ouzo, Scholars and Souvlaki, not to mention hundreds of islands with whitewashed buildings and blue domed churches.
But why white and blue? As most houses were made of volcanic stone, which was a great insulator and retained the heat, painting them with whitewash reflected the strong sunlight and would reduce the internal temperature. Apparently a blue-tinted cleaning agent called Loulaki was used for washing clothes, if it was mixed into the limestone plaster the characteristic blue colour was produced.
Your track for the day. I was listening to this recently, ‘black holes and revelations’ led me to the title for this image.
youtu.be/Pgum6OT_VH8?list=PL608F6C55DDF18D10