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Readers train their viewfinders on rooftops around the globe.
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Thera, Greece
Good reason for ancient Greeks to attend church on a rainy day: A temple was one of the few buildings that had a roof.
Photo by Lucille Saull
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Paris, France
La Samaritaine’s claim to cinematic fame: A scene in The Bourne Supremacy was filmed on the department store’s glass roof.
Photo by Brent Lee
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Smith’s Parish, Bermuda
Percentage of rainwater that Bermudian roofs are designed to collect: 80.
Photo by Julia Linzmajer
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Faro, Portugal
Weighing on the minds of this building’s residents: 400-kg sections of interlocking clay tiles.
Photo by Rick Stankiewicz
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Lijiang, China
How roofs protect you, according to ancient Chinese legend: They ward off evil.
Photo by David Ricketts
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