A Buttress with Stairway Leading to the Roof
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(DSC04588) The Church of San AgustÃn at Paoay has a pair of buttresses at the midpoint of each nave wall which have stairways for access to the roof. The lower part of the apse and most of the walls are constructed of coral stone blocks, the upper levels being finished in brick. Originally, the church roof was thatched; and it is conjectured that buttresses not only support walls but give roof access during fire and typhoon. (Taken from http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/677)
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why would you want to go on the roof when there's a typhoon?
said Ciska08
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