Seaweed roofs on Læsø (Danish: tangtage på Læsø) are roofs made of eelgrass on some houses, built with a type of vernacular building technique, on the Danish island of Læsø. The tradition goes back to the 17th century, and was prompted by local deforestation connected with salt production.
Seaweed roofs on Læsø (Danish: tangtage på Læsø) are roofs made of eelgrass on some houses, built with a type of vernacular building technique, on the Danish island of Læsø. The tradition goes back to the 17th century, and was prompted by local deforestation connected with salt production.
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