What is Timber framing?
[[File:Dornstetten-p01_crop.JPG|thumb|Half-timbered buildings in [[Dornstetten]], Germany ]] '''Timber framing''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Holzfachwerk'') is a way to build buildings. Timbers are the structure of the building and fit together like a [[skeleton]]. Sometimes the timbers can be seen from the outside. This is called '''half-timbered'''. The spaces between the timbers are filled with [[brick]], [[plaster]], [[wattle]] or [[daub]]. These spaces are often for decoration. [[Germany]] is famous for half-timbered buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Have You Heard of the German Half-Timbered House Road?|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/70452/travel-along-the-german-half-timbered-house-road|access-date=2022-07-21|website=Outlook Traveller|language=en}}</ref> There are also such buildings across [[Europe]] and in [[North America]] and [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cochran|first=Brice|date=2017-05-28|title=The History of Timber Framing Around the World|url=https://timberframehq.com/history-of-timber-framing/|access-date=2022-07-21|website=Timber Frame HQ|language=en-US}}</ref> The building method is over a thousand years old and has many styles. [[File:Eur14218.jpg|thumb|Rue du Gros-Horloge in [[Rouen]], France, a city with half-timbered buildings]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Architecture]]