Roman masonry using parallel courses of squared stone of the same height
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Opus quadratum ("squared work") is an ancient Roman construction technique, in which squared blocks of stone of the same height were set in parallel courses, most often without the use of mortar.[1] The Latin author Vitruvius describes the technique.[2]
^G.R.H. Wright (23 November 2009). Ancient Building Technology, Volume 3: Construction (2 Vols). BRILL. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-90-04-17745-1.
^"On the interior of the temple and the pronaos". Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
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