stone masonry
Building with rocks
Stone masonry is the craft of building structures from stone, or the stonework itself.
Unlike brickwork, stone masonry works with natural, irregular materials that must be shaped and fitted.
A stone mason cuts, dresses, and lays stone for walls, foundations, and decorative elements: The cathedral's stone masonry has stood for eight centuries.
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- rough hewnRoughly shaped, unpolished
- chiselEdged carving implement
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
load bearing · retaining wall · arches · mortar · mallet · bolster · hand tools · pointing · carving · lime · trowel · archway · marble · buttress · quoin · cornerstone · sandstone · cathedral
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- cemeterygrave, headstone, headstones, graves, tombstone
- Medievalismknights, castles, jousting, chivalry, chainmail
- PeruPeru, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco, soles
- Inca cultureMachu Picchu, Cusco, quipu, sun worship, terrace farming
- MaltaMaltese, Victoria, Knights of Malta, Knights Hospitaller, watchtowers
construction material
stone masonrybrickwork
Construction from fired blocks
brick masonry · adobe construction · steel construction · concrete construction