#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define VARNAME(x) #x
#define show(x) cerr << #x << " = " << x << endl

using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using ld = long double;
template <typename T>
vector<T> Vec(int n, T v)
{
    return vector<T>(n, v);
}
template <class... Args>
auto Vec(int n, Args... args)
{
    auto val = Vec(args...);
    return vector<decltype(val)>(n, move(val));
}

template <typename T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const vector<T>& v)
{
    os << "sz:" << v.size() << "\n[";
    for (const auto& p : v) {
        os << p << ",";
    }
    os << "]\n";
    return os;
}

template <typename S, typename T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const pair<S, T>& p)
{
    os << "(" << p.first << "," << p.second
       << ")";
    return os;
}


constexpr ll MOD = (ll)1e9 + 7LL;
constexpr ld PI = static_cast<ld>(3.1415926535898);

template <typename T>
constexpr T INF = numeric_limits<T>::max() / 10;

struct Graph {
    Graph(const int n)
    {
        edge.resize(n);
    }
    void addEdge(const int from, const int to)
    {
        edge[from].push_back(to);
        edge[to].push_back(from);
    }
    vector<vector<int>> edge;
};

int N;
int ans;
void TateMaximumIndependentSet(const Graph& g, const vector<bool>& used)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < 2 * N; i++) {
        if (not used[i]) {
            vector<bool> tmp = used;
            tmp[i] = true;
            for (const int to : g.edge[i]) {
                if (not used[to]) {
                    tmp[to] = true;
                }
            }
            int cnt = 1;
            for (int j = 2 * N; j < 4 * N; j++) {
                if (not tmp[j]) {
                    cnt++;
                }
            }
            if (i < N) {
                if (not tmp[3 * N - 1] and not tmp[4 * N - 1]) {
                    cnt--;
                }
            } else {
                if (not tmp[2 * N] and not tmp[3 * N]) {
                    cnt--;
                }
            }
            ans = max(ans, cnt);
        }
    }
}
void YokoMaximumIndependentSet(const Graph& g, const vector<bool>& used)
{
    for (int i = 2 * N; i < 4 * N; i++) {
        if (not used[i]) {
            vector<bool> tmp = used;
            tmp[i] = true;
            for (const int to : g.edge[i]) {
                if (not used[to]) {
                    tmp[to] = true;
                }
            }
            int cnt = 1;
            for (int j = 0; j < 2 * N; j++) {
                if (not tmp[j]) {
                    cnt++;
                }
            }
            if (i < 3 * N) {
                if (not tmp[N - 1] and not tmp[2 * N - 1]) {
                    cnt--;
                }
            } else {
                if (not tmp[0] and not tmp[N]) {
                    cnt--;
                }
            }

            ans = max(ans, cnt);
        }
    }
}
void TateMaximumIndependentSet2(const Graph& g, const vector<bool>& used)
{
    int cnt = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        if (not used[i] and not used[i + N]) {
            cnt++;
        }
    }
    ans = max(ans, cnt);
}
void YokoMaximumIndependentSet2(const Graph& g, const vector<bool>& used)
{
    int cnt = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        if (not used[i + 2 * N] and not used[i + 3 * N]) {
            cnt++;
        }
    }
    ans = max(ans, cnt);
}

int main()
{
    cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin >> N;
    vector<bool> ok(4 * N, true);
    vector<vector<bool>> room(N, vector<bool>(N));
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
            char c;
            cin >> c;
            room[i][j] = c == '.';
        }
    }
    Graph g(4 * N);
    int res = 4 * N;
    vector<bool> usedv(4 * N, false);
    for (int i = 0; i < 4 * N; i++) {
        const bool tate1 = i < 2 * N;
        const int offset1 = (i % (2 * N)) / N;
        const int pos1 = (i % (2 * N)) % N;
        for (int k = 0; k < N - 1; k++) {
            if (tate1) {
                if (not room[offset1 + k][pos1]) {
                    res--;
                    usedv[i] = true;
                    break;
                }
            } else {
                if (not room[pos1][offset1 + k]) {
                    res--;
                    usedv[i] = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        if (usedv[i]) {
            continue;
        }
        g.addEdge(i, i + N);
        if (i == 0) {
            for (int j = 2 * N; j < 3 * N; j++) {
                if (usedv[j]) {
                    continue;
                }

                const int y = (j - 2 * N) % N;
                if (y < N - 1) {
                    g.addEdge(i, j);
                }
            }
        } else if (i < N - 1) {
            for (int j = 2 * N; j < 4 * N; j++) {
                if (usedv[j]) {
                    continue;
                }

                const int y = (j - 2 * N) % N;
                if (y < N - 1) {
                    g.addEdge(i, j);
                }
            }
        } else {
            for (int j = 3 * N; j < 4 * N; j++) {
                if (usedv[j]) {
                    continue;
                }
                const int y = (j - 2 * N) % N;
                if (y < N - 1) {
                    g.addEdge(i, j);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    for (int i = N; i < 2 * N; i++) {
        if (usedv[i]) {
            continue;
        }
        if (i == 2 * N) {
            for (int j = 2 * N; j < 3 * N; j++) {
                if (usedv[j]) {
                    continue;
                }
                const int y = (j - 2 * N) % N;
                if (y > 0) {
                    g.addEdge(i, j);
                }
            }
        } else if (i < 2 * N - 1) {
            for (int j = 2 * N; j < 4 * N; j++) {
                if (usedv[j]) {
                    continue;
                }
                const int y = (j - 2 * N) % N;
                if (y > 0) {
                    g.addEdge(i, j);
                }
            }
        } else {
            for (int j = 3 * N; j < 4 * N; j++) {
                if (usedv[j]) {
                    continue;
                }
                const int y = (j - 2 * N) % N;
                if (y > 0) {
                    g.addEdge(i, j);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    for (int i = 2 * N; i < 3 * N; i++) {
        if (usedv[i] or usedv[i + N]) {
            continue;
        }
        g.addEdge(i, i + N);
    }
    if (usedv[0] or usedv[N - 1] or usedv[3 * N - 1] or usedv[3 * N]) {

    } else {
        ans = 4;
    }
    TateMaximumIndependentSet(g, usedv);
    YokoMaximumIndependentSet(g, usedv);
    TateMaximumIndependentSet2(g, usedv);
    YokoMaximumIndependentSet2(g, usedv);
    cout << ans << endl;

    return 0;
}