Caption

The Red House, built in 1639, got its red colour from the protective coating of ox blood and ox gall that was common in the 18th century, market square, Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria

Date

Aug 11, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Manfred Bail

Reference

BRK25I57_227

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69,6Mb (5,3Mb) / 20,2in x 13,4in / 6048 x 4024 (300dpi)

Keywords

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