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Colorful Houses in Uummannaq, Greenland

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The Greenlandic Inuit lived in sod homes, until Scandinavian colonizers began shipping timber kits north in the 18th century. The bright colors originally telegraphed the buildings' functions: red stores, yellow hospitals, black police stations and blue fish factories.

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Amanda Castleman
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The High Arctic
The Greenlandic Inuit lived in sod homes, until Scandinavian colonizers began shipping timber kits north in the 18th century. The bright colors originally telegraphed the buildings' functions: red stores, yellow hospitals, black police stations and blue fish factories.