half-timbering
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half-timbering
A construction method in which the supporting frame of a building consists of wooden beams and the spaces between them are filled with a clay-straw mixture, bricks, or other materials.
Viele Altstädte in Deutschland sind für ihre gut erhaltenen Häuser mit malerischem Fachwerk bekannt.
Many old towns in Germany are known for their well-preserved houses with picturesque half-timbering.
timber frame
The wooden structure itself that forms the frame for a building or a roof truss.
Der Zimmermann musste einige morsche Balken im Fachwerk des alten Speichers ersetzen.
The carpenter had to replace some rotten beams in the timber frame of the old granary.
The word is made up of 'Fach' and 'Werk'. Here, 'Fach' refers to the space between the wooden beams ('das Gefach'), and 'Werk' means a construction. So it is literally a 'construction made of compartments'.
Das Fachwerk des alten Rathauses ist wunderschön.
The half-timbering of the old town hall is beautiful.
The word is very often used in the compound 'Fachwerkhaus' (half-timbered house). Other typical combinations are 'altes Fachwerk sanieren' (to renovate old half-timbering) or 'freigelegtes Fachwerk' (exposed half-timbering).
In der Altstadt stehen viele alte Fachwerkhäuser.
There are many old half-timbered houses in the old town.
Fachwerk (half-timbering) is a typical feature of traditional architecture in Germany. Many historic town centers are famous for their half-timbered houses and popular with tourists.
Unsere Ferienwohnung befindet sich in einem Haus mit historischem Fachwerk.
Our vacation apartment is in a house with historic half-timbering.
