Because the houses in the Cyclades are white in blue – The serious reason for becoming a national proposal

The color of the Cycladic architecture was not always white, with blue windows. On the other hand, as in the early decades of the 20th century and further back, the complex of the 24 islands was of color. How, though, did we get the houses of the Cyclades to be white with blue windows and whitewashed alleys? We have to go back almost 90 years – 86 to be specific. In 1938, by decree, Ioannis Metaxas decrees that the houses of the Cyclades should pass with lime for protection from cholera. The lime was a solution without much cost his disinfectant role was considered effective. Blue is reportedly derived from a pigment of locals, also economically, made of limestone. What color were the houses before 1938? Enough was in the shades of intense ochre, llark and earthy red. And even before? At the time of the pirates, before the formation of the modern Greek state, the inhabitants of the islands did not paint their houses, as they were made of stone and thus became one with the natural environment. And if they did, they’d give a target. .