Riddle from the series “Do you know Germany well?”
What do the owners want to say if they hang a broom on the house?
germany
Half timbered houses in Germany through history
Fachwerk (half timbered houses) is an ancient way of building profane buildings (that is, not churches). Similar basic principles were used in many places. But it was the Fachwerk that reached the height of art, reflecting in its development all cultural epochs – from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau.
Most of all half-timbered houses are in Germany, but they can be seen also in France and England.