The architecture of the Mehedin?i Plateau is the expression of the material and spiritual values of the inhabitants, with an enormous cultural potential, including numerous constructions that transmit the memory of places and people starting from the 18th century. It is about buildings and various constructions of domestic or public utility, all of these representing the traditional Mehedin?i county, the ancient savoir-faire by using the materials at hands: limestone, used especially for the foundations, and wood, common materials for this area. This paper refers to the vernacular architecture, without including churches and monasteries. In the meaning of this research, only the crucifixes are part of the religious vernacular landscape analyzed here, together with other constructions with nonreligious functions. So this paper refers to the main constructions without architect, of popular origin, concentrated in ancient villages from the Mehedin?i Plateau, which is the smallest geographical unit of Romania: 1. houses and household annexes, 2. various utilitarian-economic constructions -vehicle and traditional tools for transport, agriculture and handicrafts and 3. Constructions with symbolic functions, representing the local culture subscribed to the regional and national one. It is about an authentic ancient ecofriendly housing and lifestyle that must be cultural preserved and economic capitalized.
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To Cite this Article: Bogan, E., & Iamandei, M. (2020). Considerations Regarding Vernacular Architecture from The Mehedinti Plateau. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(1), 70-83.
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