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Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone wall construction. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.[1]
This technique is found throughout the world and sometimes corresponds to the less technical category of Cyclopean masonry.[2]
^G.R.H. Wright (23 November 2009). Ancient Building Technology, Volume 3: Construction (2 Vols). BRILL. pp. 154–. ISBN 90-04-17745-0.
^Carmelo G. Malacrino (2010). Constructing the Ancient World: Architectural Techniques of the Greeks and Romans. Getty Publications. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-60606-016-2.
Polygonalmasonry is a technique of stone wall construction. True polygonalmasonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed...
distinct from other stone masonry that is finely dressed but not quadrilateral, such as curvilinear and polygonalmasonry. Ashlar may be coursed, which...
identified by Rowe: Cellular polygonalmasonry: with small blocks Ashlar polygonalmasonry: with very large stones Encased coursed masonry: in which stone blocks...
Additionally, Nitovikla, Enkomi and Maa Paleokastro use Cyclopean masonry. In Italy, polygonalmasonry is particularly indicative of the region of Latium; scholars...
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tunnel. The walls of the tunnel were also faced with masonry in these sections, using polygonalmasonry at the south end and large slabs at the northern end...
the second temple of Apollo in 548 BC. Its name is taken from the polygonalmasonry of which it is constructed. At a later date, from 200 BC onwards,...
where there is a succession of terraces supported by walls of rough polygonalmasonry, and approached by a road similarly supported. Here a quantity of...
in 1714.[citation needed] Attractions include the circuit walls in polygonalmasonry. These walls include an example of an ogive arch. The walls stand...
of about 3 km circumference are well preserved and constructed of polygonalmasonry of uncertain date; the blocks are carefully jointed, and the faces...
have been where modern Orbetello stands; a fortification wall in polygonalmasonry at Orbetello's lagoon may be in phase with the walls of Cosa. Cosa...
architectural remains include a circuit of fortification walls built using polygonalmasonry. The walls incorporated a system of gates, including the Porta Saracena...
funicular polygon, funicular shape, from the Latin: fūniculus, "of rope") is an approach used to design the compression-only structural forms (like masonry arches)...
acclivity. Some remains of the walls of the Acropolis, chiefly of polygonalmasonry, are found on the summit of the hill; and there are several sepulchral...
preserved to a height of 1.20 metres. The west (back) wall was made of polygonalmasonry and survives only as foundations. The south wall was inadvertently...
Dörpfeld identified the foundations of this terrace as a section of polygonalmasonry, indicating an archaic date. It is probable there was an altar, or...
the natural spring. The circular well or pit, a deep hollow with polygonalmasonry built into the cliff face, was accessed from the second floor of the...
"cyclopeian", using large polygonal blocks, partly shaped to fit each other, somewhat in the manner of the well-known Inca masonry, though not reaching that...
Unlike earlier forts, polygonal forts had no bastions, which had proved to be vulnerable. As part of ring fortresses, polygonal forts were generally arranged...
and vaults on a circular base alone, circular or polygonal base, circular, elliptical, or polygonal base, or an undefined area. Definitions specifying...
caementicium – Building material used in ancient Rome Facings are a type of polygonalmasonry used to apply a smooth finish to an opus caementicium’s core. Caementa...
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