ashlar

(noun)

Masonry made of large square-cut stones.

Related Terms

  • citadel
  • post-and-lintel
  • cyclopean masonry
  • megaron
  • corbel

Examples of ashlar in the following topics:

  • Characteristics of Romanesque Architecture

    • Smooth ashlar masonry was not a distinguishing feature of the style, particularly in the earlier part of the period, but occurred chiefly where easily worked limestone was available.
    • Where really massive columns were called for, such as those at Durham Cathedral, they were constructed of ashlar masonry and the hollow core was filled with rubble.
  • Mycenaean Architecture

    • The walls of Mycenaean citadel sites were often built with ashlar and massive stone blocks.
    • Due to this ancient belief the use of large, roughly cut, ashlar blocks in building is referred to as Cyclopean masonry.
  • Machu Picchu

    • The Incas were masters of this technique, called ashlar, in which blocks of stone are cut to fit together tightly without mortar.
  • Architecture

    • The main material is ashlar masonry, sometimes accompanied by details in reused Roman brick.
  • Spanish Architecture in the Northern Renaissance

    • Herrerian architecture was extremely sober, naked, and particularly accomplished in the use of granite ashlar work.
  • Renaissance Architecture

    • Finally, external Renaissance walls were generally of highly finished ashlar masonry, laid in straight courses.
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