Global Hindu Footprint - Spread Beyond India

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Honsol,

Interesting structures. Provoked my curiosity. Please provide some background information on the video/photos, if you can. For example I take it the neighborhood is in Romania(?); is the whole neighborhood Gypsy settlement; any information on why they might have built the houses in that particular fashion, and what might the specific architecture symbolize, etc. Thanks.
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This style is common among rich gipsy comunites in Balkan region.As nomads ,the gipsy didnt have an arhitectural tradition.As i heard ,this style was inspire from indian movies in the years 60-70.An aditional influence is the discovery of their indian roots which make some gipsy interested in indian traditions.
The number of roofs show the status of the owner.The more roofs he have the more important or rich it is in the comunity.
This style was in regresion in recent years because is expensive and because criticism ,as it is consider a non-european style.
The funny thing is that many families live in a small house next to the palace,and is not uncommon to find the palace uninhabited.Also, to finish the house is consider bad luck,so usualy a small part of the house is let unfinished.