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Dichromatic

The use of two colours of tile, brick, or slate used on a surface is termed dichromatic. Slate roofs on churches around 1900 often had dichromatic tiling. Gothic Revival cottages often have dichromatic brickwork to provide a pattern.

   
 
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Palazzo Ducale - Venice - Italy - (1419)
 
Florence - Italy (14th c.)
 
       
 
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Geneva - Switzerland