Polygonal masonry
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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]
Places[]
Armenia[]
Saint Hripsime Church, 618, with later alterations
Bolivia[]
Bosnia[]
The remains of the outer walls of Daorson, as seen in 2013
Brazil[]
Bulgaria[]
Canada[]
Hatley Castle, garden side
China[]
Chile[]
Ahu Vinapú
Crimea[]
Easter Island[]
Ecuador[]
Finland[]
A part of the wall of the Bomarsund Fortress
Germany[]
Georgia[]
Greece[]
Section of polygonal wall at Delphi
- Delphi
- Keramikos
- Nekromanteion
Hungary[]
India[]
- Vellore Fort
- Great Wall of India
- Murud Janjira
Indonesia[]
- Nias
- Toraja
Iran[]
Italy[]
Velia, Porta Rosa
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.[3][4] Some notable sites that have fortification walls built in this technique include Norba, Signia, Alatri, Boiano, Circeo, Cosa, Alba Fucens, Palestrina, and Terracina.[5] The Porta Rosa of the ancient city of Velia employs a variant of the technique known as Lesbian masonry.[1]
Japan[]
Shuri Castle, Naha
- Akō Castle
- Fushimi Castle
- Goryōkaku
- Nakagusuku Castle
- Nijō Castle
- Odawara Castle
- Oka Castle
- Osaka Castle
- Shibata Castle
- Shuri Castle
- Uwajima Castle
Latvia[]
Daugavpils Fortress
Malta[]
Mexico[]
Montenegro[]
Entrance to Stützpunkt Grabovac at the rear of Fort Trašte
Morocco[]
Peru[]
Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Perú
- Chinchero
- Chullpa Towers
- Coricancha
- Inti Watana, Ayacucho
Pumacocha Archaeological site
- Ollantaytambo
- Raqch'i
- Saksaywaman
- Tambomachay
- Tarawasi
- Usnu
- Vilcabamba
- Vilcashuamán
- Wanuku Pampa
Philippines[]
Portugal[]
Romania[]
Iulia Hasdeu Castle
Russia[]
Fort Alexander I
Spain[]
Sudan[]
Sweden[]
Syria[]
Hosn Suleiman temple
Pyramidal tomb in 6th century Bauda, one of the former Dead Cities in northwestern Syria
The press-house of Serjilla, Syria
Thailand[]
- Phi Mai
- Phanom Rung
Turkey[]
Selimiye Kışlası
United Kingdom[]
- Gloucester Cathedral
- Maes Howe
- Stanton Moor
United States[]
Memorial Quadrangle Gate at Yale
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Frank, T. 1924. "Roman buildings of the Republic: an attempt to date them from their materials." MAAR 3.
- ^ Giuseppe Lugli (1957). La Tecnica Edilizia Romana Con Particolare Riguardo a Roma E Lazio: Testo. 1. Johnson Reprint.
- ^ Jeffrey Alan Becker (2007). The Building Blocks of Empire: Civic Architecture, Central Italy, and the Roman Middle Republic. ProQuest. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-0-549-55847-7.
- P. Gros. 1996. L'architecture romaine: du début du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. à la fin du Haut-Empire. 2 v. Paris: Picard.
Categories:
- Polygonal masonry
- Masonry