Stone

Stone it`s a materials minerals that used for the construction of monumental architecture. There are many types of stone, for example, Granite, Limestone, Sandstone, Marble, Soapstone and Alabaster. There are two techniques for working with stone: The simplest and cheapest stonework is RUBLE; i.e., roughly broken stones of any shape bounded in mortar and the strongest and most suitable stonework for monumental architecture is ASHLAR MASONRY, which consists of regularly cut blocks (usually rectangular) The stone has advantages and disadvantages: Its advantages are durability, adaptability to sculptural treatment, and the fact that it can be used in modest structures in its natural state. Its disadvantages are difficult to quarry, transport, and cut, and its weakness is tension limits its use for beams, lintels, and floor supports.