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Carving out history: the ancient art of the stonemason
The age-old tradition of building with stone
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The stonemason's art is an ancient one. Masonry has played a crucial role in the building process for millennia, in fact from the day humans began arranging rocks to make shelters. Masons are responsible for shaping some of the greatest structures ever built—the pyramids of Egypt, for example, or the medieval cathedrals of Europe. Indeed, stonework has helped define the very character of numerous civilizations. So, where can we find some of the most celebrated representations of this age-old technique?
Click through and chip away at this gallery of famous structures fashioned out of stone.
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