Stone


 * STONE**

Stones are a very useful material for the construction, but they have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that because of their durability they can be used in their natural state and can be adapted to sculptural treatment. But, the disadvantages are that they are difficult to transport, quarry and cut, they can be very expensive, they are not strong under tension and unstable with load pushing at angles. Stones can be used as stonework or as bonding. When they are used as stonework they can be of rubble stones, which is a roughly broken stone of any shape bounded in mortar.

Also, they can be used for monumental architecture in the case of ashlar masonry, which is a stone that is cut in regular blocks, so the stone can be used as bonding or a brick, because of its resistance under deformation.The stone is a material that has been used for centuries ago**. **Nowadays, stones have been replaced by other cheaper and resistant materials, but they are still very useful for the decoration of a space thanks to their expressive and texture qualities.