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2. Polygonal masonry - Wikipedia

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   Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone wall construction. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.

3. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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   Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.

4. Ceremonial stone landscape - Wikipedia

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   Ceremonial Stone Landscapes is the term used by USET, United Southern and Eastern Tribes, Inc., [1] a nonprofit, intertribal organization of American Indians, for certain stonework sites in eastern North America.

5. Stone wall - Wikipedia

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   Stone walls are a kind of masonry construction that has been used for thousands of years. The first stone walls were constructed by farmers and primitive people by piling loose field stones into a dry stone wall. Later, mortar and plaster were used, especially in the construction of city walls, castles, and other fortifications before and ...

6. Dry stone - Wikipedia

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   While the dry stone technique is most commonly used for the construction of double-wall stone walls and single-wall retaining terracing, dry stone sculptures, buildings, fortifications, bridges, and other structures also exist. Traditional turf-roofed Highland blackhouses were constructed using the double-wall dry stone method. When buildings ...

7. Where is The Holiday filmed? The Surrey villages behind the ...

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   Sadly, Iris’ Rosehill Cottage is not a real home. However, although interior scenes shot at Sony Pictures Studios and the stone walls were built on a London soundstage – a real-life property ...