stonemasonry
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thumb|right| Gobekli Tepe, early monumental Neolithic stonemasonry using flint-carved limestone columns (~9500 BCE) thumb|right|12th-century stonemasonry at Angkor Wat thumb|right|Wire saw|Diamond-wire saw in use for quarrying marble thumb|right|Stonemason working with medieval tools thumb|right|Stonemasonry with andesite, [[Borobudur, Indonesia]]
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23 sectionsContents
- Stonemasonry disciplines
- Classical stonemasonry techniques
- Modern stonemasonry systems
- Modern stonemasonry techniques
- Massive precut stone
- Design features of massive precut stone
- Types of massive precut stone construction
- Benefits of massive precut stone construction
- History of massive precut stone
- Tensioned stone
- Rationale
- Energy use and carbon emissions
- History of stonemasonry
- Tools
- Training
- Types of stone
- Igneous stones
- Metamorphic
- Sedimentary
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right| Gobekli Tepe, early monumental Neolithic stonemasonry using flint-carved limestone columns (~9500 BCE) thumb|right|12th-century stonemasonry at Angkor Wat thumb|right|Wire saw|Diamond-wire saw in use for quarrying marble thumb|right|Stonemason working with medieval tools thumb|right|Stonemasonry with andesite, [[Borobudur, Indonesia]]
Stonemasonry, also called stonework or stonecraft, is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. Stonemasonry is the craft of shaping and arranging stones, often together with mortar and even the ancient lime mortar, to wall or cover formed structures.