OLD AND NEW HOMES IN CONTESSA ARE ILLUSTRATED BELOW. THE FIRST PHOTO IS A ROMAN ARCH WAY AND THE STONE FACADE IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE TYPE OF MATERIALS USED IN THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY. THE SECOND PHOTO IS AN EXAMPLE OF A NEW HOME CONSTRUCTED IN 2000. IT IS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CITY AND THE NEW ADDITION TO THE CITY. THE NEW HOME RESEMBLES TYPICAL FRENCH QUARTER STYLE FLATS. OLD EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION METHODS ARE USED IN BUILDING NEW HOMES AND THESE STRUCTURES ARE BUILT TO LAST HUNDREDS OF YEARS USING QUALITY STONE, STUCCO, AND CONCRETE MATERIALS. THE TYPICAL AMERICAN HOME IS BUILT OF FAKE MATERIALS OF WOOD CHIP BOARD, PLASTIC, GYPSUM AND BRICK.

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