stone

=** THE STONE **= 

media type="file" key="stone.wav" The jig-saw puzzle is a very old building made of rocks and woods and they where used to build and arc, a wall of stone. It seems to be a great material because the architecture it quite old and still looks very resistant and its shape hasn’t change too much. The wood is the main support of the roof. But the most common material used in this architecture is the stone. It’s been used in the walls, the arches, the slits and the chimneys.

The word stone is used in architect and engineering to make reference to any material with a high consistent. This tool was used to construct the first instruments. All stones are not the same; there are three groups of stones that are used for decorative and finishing purposes come from. The differences between these stone groups are attributed to mineral components and the processes by which the stone was formed. Between the three groups are the igneous

, sedimentary

and metamorphic. The stone is the favorite material for the monumental architecture. The properties of the stone is it’s durability adaptability to sculpture treatment and it’s use in modern structure in it’s natural state. The disadvantages are that the stone is very difficult to transport, to quarry and to cut. Also it’s weakness in tension limits it’s use. The cheapest stone is the rubble, it consist of broken pieces. And the strongest is the ashlar masonry that has clean cuts and is rectangular. Many stone are better to use for support like columns and arches. The stone is the most practical and has very expressive qualities.