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Brian McMorrow | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Tunisia تونس >> Sidi Bou Said > Sidi Bou Said, a blue and white Mediterranean Village in the Greek style
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30-APR-2006

Sidi Bou Said, a blue and white Mediterranean Village in the Greek style

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Ninu 18-Jun-2010 07:02
Why in the Greek style? Blue is an ancient protection against the evil eye and common for doorways and windows from the Rock of Gibraltar to India, whitewash encircles the med and even provides the icing for the lacy outlines of yemenese buildings. Not all of greece is decorated this way either.