"A house built in 1564 shows characteristic architecture in Baselgia, Upper Engadine, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Sgraffito (or scraffito, plural: sgraffiti) is a technique of wall decor where layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colors are applied to a moistened surface. The Swiss valley of Engadine translates as the ""garden of the En (or Inn) River"" (Engadin in German, Engiadina in Romansh, Engadina in Italian)."
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