One of the characteristics of Mykonoan architecture is a form of incised decoration which is clearly of quite ancient origins, a type of folk art which helps to give the houses individuality. Here are some examples:-
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Mykonoan Churches
In honour of Good Friday, I’m posting some more pictures of Mykonoan churches and church towers:-
Mykonoan Windmills
It is not surprising that it is known as The Island of the Winds. Yesterday the wind got up and we can’t take the ferry to Delos. This morning I thought I would explore the windmills which are such a feature of the island, prominent in the town and on the hillside above. They apparently date back to the 16th century when the island was occupied by the Venetians as part of their maritime empire and are an admirable example of form and function, the subject of Nick Grimshaw’s dissertation at the Architectural Association:-
Mykonos
It’s hard to take any photographs of Mykonos which haven’t been taken a thousand times before – the town bleached in the sun, the universal whitewash, the straggling backstreets interspersed with small churches, and the ornamental chimneypots:-
Marc Corbiau
We are staying on Mykonos in a villa designed by Marc Corbiau, a Belgian architect who has perfected a combination of well-considered sybaritic modernism with a sculptural approach to the Mykonoan vernacular:-
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