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A Visit to Casa Terracota in Colombia

Colombian architect and ceramist Octavio Mendoza Morales sculpted a Cob-like home entirely out of local clay that is situated and integrated harmoniously with nature. The house was fired in parts at different stages to make the walls durable, transforming it into a solid structure without the need for beams to hold it in place. Casa Terracota is a two-story house in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, with a total size of 5,400 square feet, making it the largest piece of pottery in the world!

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