stone

Stone The first monumental buildings of humanity, as the temple of Poseidon in Greece, were made of stone. Also, the first cathedrals were made of stone, because it was the most used material at that time. There are several types of stonework: rubble stone which is the cheapest and has irregular forms, it is obtained after crushing walls and buildings; also ashlar masonry which is the strongest for the construction of large projects and are regularly cut blocks. Stone has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that it can provide stability, adaptability and durability in large monuments, but not everything is so easy, stone is very difficult to extract from the quarries and transport is extremely difficult due to its weight and its large size; another drawback working with this material is the cutting, since being so hard, it is very difficult to cut into regular blocks. However, stone is still one of the most used materials in the construction of large monuments.

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