Polygonal masonry
Polygonal masonry consists of stones that have five or more face angles, in contrast to Ashlar blocks which have four rectangular ones.[1]
In Greece, Cyclopean masonry was the first type of polygonal masonry.[2] To fit the stones properly to each other, masons would utilize strips of lead to form templates of the already laid blocks, which were then used to shape the to-be-adjoined ones.[3]
Sites
Easter Island
Finland
Greece
Italy
In Italy, polygonal masonry is particularly indicative of the region of Latium, but it occurs also in Etruria, Lucania, Samnium, and Umbria; scholars including Giuseppe Lugli have carried out studies of the technique.[4][5] Some notable sites that have fortification walls built in this technique include Norba, Signia, Alatri, Boiano, Circeo, Cosa, Alba Fucens, Palestrina, and Terracina.[6] The Porta Rosa of the ancient city of Velia employs a variant of the technique known as Lesbian masonry.[1]
Japan
- Akō Castle
- Fushimi Castle
- Nakagusuku Castle
- Nijō Castle
- Odawara Castle
- Oka Castle
- Osaka Castle
- Shibata Castle
- Shuri Castle
- Uwajima Castle
Latvia
Malta
Peru
- Ollantaytambo
- Raqch'i
- Saksaywaman
- Tambomachay
- Tarawasi
- Usnu
- Vilcabamba
- Vilcashuamán
- Wanuku Pampa
- Twelve-angled_stone
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
References
- P. Gros. 1996. L'architecture romaine: du début du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. à la fin du Haut-Empire. 2 v. Paris: Picard.
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