Thatched roofs and honey-hued Cotswold stone are the hallmarks of homes in Broad Campden, a charming village in Gloucestershire, England. Broad Camden also boasts a 17th-century Quaker meeting house and the 12th-century Norman Chapel house, which was renovated in the early 20th century by Charles Robert Ashbee, the famed architect and influential force in the Arts and Crafts movement. Nestled in Japan’s Shogawa River Valley, Ogimachi in the Shirakawa-go region is known for its Gassho-style farmhouses, which feature steeply slanted thatched roofs resembling hands in prayer.
Following the announcement by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II of her plans to relinquish the throne, AFP looks at other memorable abdications over the past century.