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  2. Stonemasonry - Wikipedia

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    Ashlar masonry. Stone masonry using dressed (cut) stones is known as ashlar masonry. [4] Trabeated systems. One of the oldest forms of stone construction uses a lintel (beam) laid across stone posts or columns. This method predates Stonehenge, and refined versions were used by the Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. [4] Arch masonry.

  3. Masonry - Wikipedia

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    The term masonry can also refer to the building units (stone, brick, etc.) themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are bricks and building stone, rocks such as marble, granite, and limestone, cast stone, concrete blocks, glass blocks, and adobe. Masonry is generally a highly durable form of construction.

  4. Stone wall - Wikipedia

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    Stone wall, Ireland City wall in Worms, Germany Limestone wall at Royal Military College of Canada Defensive stone wall and moat in Fortress of Akkerman in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine Stone wall of Kumamoto Castle. Stone walls are a kind of masonry construction that has been used for thousands of

  5. Rustication (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Rustication is a range of masonry techniques used in classical architecture giving visible surfaces a finish texture that contrasts with smooth, squared-block masonry called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges to make its size and placing very clear.

  6. Masonry veneer - Wikipedia

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    Because the masonry veneer is non-structural, it must be tied back to the building structure to prevent movement under wind and earthquake loads. Brick ties are used for this purpose, and may take the form of corrugated metal straps nailed or screwed to the structural framing, or as wire extensions to horizontal joint reinforcement in a fully masonry veneer or cavity wall.

  7. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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    Onyx sculpture in the grounds of St Pancras New Church, London. This is a geographical list of natural stone used for decorative purposes in construction and monumental sculpture produced in various countries.

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