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Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate, quarried and cut into blocks for facades, cladding and load-bearing masonry since antiquity. Its relative softness when freshly quarried makes it easy to carve, hardening on exposure to air, a property ancient Egyptian and Greek builders exploited for temples and, later, European cathedral builders used for tracery and sculpture. Color ranges from near-white through buff, gray and honey tones depending on mineral impurities and quarry source, notably Indiana limestone in the United States and Portland stone in England. It weathers by slow dissolution in acidic rainwater, which softens architectural detail over centuries but rarely threatens structural integrity.

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111 West 57th Street

Limestone

40 Wall Street

Limestone

Alamo Mission

Limestone

Aragonese Castle

Limestone

Ashford Castle

Limestone

Belem Tower

Limestone

Belle Grove Plantation (Middletown, Virginia)

Limestone

Belle Meade Plantation

Limestone

Bellefonte Academy

Limestone

Bent Pyramid

Limestone

Biltmore Estate

Limestone

Black Pyramid

Limestone

Brooklyn Bridge

Limestone

Buried Pyramid

Limestone

Canterbury Cathedral

Limestone

Cape Town City Hall

Limestone

Carnton

Limestone

Castel del Monte

Limestone

Charminar

Limestone

Chateau Gaillard

Limestone

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

Limestone

Chicago Board of Trade Building

Limestone

Cincinnati Union Terminal

Limestone

Citadel of Aleppo

Limestone

Conwy Castle

Limestone

Djinguereber Mosque

Limestone

DuPont-Guest Estate

Limestone

Earnest Farms Historic District

Limestone

Ebla

Limestone

Eddystone Lighthouse

Limestone

Edmund Wilson House

Limestone

Elizabeth Tower

Limestone

Fairmont Copley Plaza

Limestone

Fénis Castle

Limestone

Flatiron Building

Limestone

Florence Court

Limestone

Fort Hill Estate

Limestone

Fort Saint Elmo

Limestone

Gen. Jacob Brown Mansion

Limestone

Gobekli Tepe

Limestone

Great Pyramid of Giza

Limestone

Great Sphinx of Giza

Limestone

GUM Department Store

Limestone

Hart-Cluett Mansion

Limestone

Headless Pyramid

Limestone

Jeronimos Monastery

Limestone

Judge John Fine House

Limestone

Krak des Chevaliers

Limestone

Library of Trinity College Dublin

Limestone

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Limestone

Luther College Farm

Limestone

Maiden Castle

Limestone

Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep III

Limestone

Naryn-Kala Citadel

Limestone

New Town Hall, Munich

Limestone

Nineveh

Limestone

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Limestone

Notre-Dame de Paris

Limestone

Nymphenburg Palace

Limestone

Old Dispensary (Zanzibar)

Limestone

Palace of Westminster

Limestone

Persepolis

Limestone

Philadelphia City Hall

Limestone

Pompeii

Limestone

Pont du Gard

Limestone

Port Hope station

Limestone

Pula Arena

Limestone

Pyramid of Ahmose

Limestone

Pyramid of Amenemhat I

Limestone

Pyramid of Djedefre

Limestone

Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi

Limestone

Pyramid of Djoser

Limestone

Pyramid of Khafre

Limestone

Pyramid of Khendjer

Limestone

Pyramid of Menkaure

Limestone

Pyramid of Merenre

Limestone

Pyramid of Neferefre

Limestone

Pyramid of Neferirkare

Limestone

Pyramid of Nyuserre

Limestone

Pyramid of Pepi I

Limestone

Pyramid of Sahure

Limestone

Pyramid of Senusret III

Limestone

Pyramid of Unas

Limestone

Pyramid of Userkaf

Limestone

Qasr Al Watan

Limestone

Red Pyramid

Limestone

Rocca Maggiore

Limestone

Rockefeller Center

Limestone

Royal Palace of Madrid

Limestone

Ruins of Pompeii

Limestone

Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia)

Limestone

St Stephen's Cathedral Vienna

Limestone

Strokestown Park

Limestone

Temple of Kukulkan

Limestone

The Algonquin Hotel

Limestone

The Breakers

Limestone

Tikal

Limestone

Torre dell'Elefante

Limestone

Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia)

Limestone

Union Station (Toronto)

Limestone

Uppsala Cathedral

Limestone

Uruk

Limestone

Villa Bonici

Limestone

Villa Francia

Limestone

Villa Guardamangia

Limestone

Villa Parisio

Limestone

Waldorf Astoria New York

Limestone

White Pyramid

Limestone

Woolworth Building

Limestone

York Minster

Limestone
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Source Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Wikipedia

Built of Lutetian limestone quarried from beneath Paris itself, the same stone used across the citys historic core.

Source Nymphenburg Palace - Wikipedia
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Source Pyramid of Djedefre (Wikipedia)
Source Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi (Wikipedia)
Source Pyramid of Djoser (Wikipedia)
Source Pyramid of Khafre (Wikipedia)
Source Pyramid of Khendjer (Wikipedia)
Source Pyramid of Menkaure (Wikipedia)
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Source Pyramid of Unas (Wikipedia)
Source Pyramid of Userkaf (Wikipedia)
Source Qasr Al Watan - Wikipedia
Source Red Pyramid (Wikipedia)
Source Rocca Maggiore (Wikipedia)
Source Rockefeller Center (Wikipedia)
Source Royal Palace of Madrid - Wikipedia
Source Wikipedia: Pompeii
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Source St Stephen's Cathedral Vienna (Wikipedia)
Source Strokestown Park (Wikipedia)
Source El Castillo, Chichen Itza (Wikipedia)
Source Algonquin Hotel, Wikipedia
Source The Breakers (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia: Limestone
    Limestone is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
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    Limestone is very common in architecture, especially in Europe and North America.
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El Castillo, Chichen Itza (Wikipedia)
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St Stephen's Cathedral Vienna (Wikipedia)
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Persepolis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Persepolis, infobox material field: Limestone, mud-brick, cedar woodView the Source
Wikipedia: Krak des Chevaliers
WikipediaSeen In: Krak des Chevaliers, infobox material field: LimestoneView the Source
Great Sphinx of Giza (Wikipedia)
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Ashford Castle, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia: Gobekli Tepe
Seen In: Gobekli Tepe, infobox material field: Limestone, Terrazzo (burnt lime), possibly wooden roof beamsView the Source
Citadel of Aleppo, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia: Chateau Gaillard
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Wikipedia: Fort Saint Elmo
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Charminar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Charminar, infobox material field: granite, limestone, mortar and pulverized marbleView the Source
Pula Arena (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Djoser (Wikipedia)
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Buried Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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Bent Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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Red Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Menkaure (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Pyramid of Menkaure, infobox material field: limestone, core red granite, white limestone, casingView the Source
Pyramid of Userkaf (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Sahure (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Neferirkare (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Neferefre (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Nyuserre (Wikipedia)
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Headless Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi, infobox material field: LimestoneView the Source
Pyramid of Unas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Pyramid of Unas, infobox material field: LimestoneView the Source
Pyramid of Pepi I (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Pyramid of Pepi I, infobox material field: LimestoneView the Source
Pyramid of Merenre (Wikipedia)
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Fenis Castle (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Fénis Castle, infobox material field: LimestoneView the Source
Strokestown Park (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Strokestown Park, infobox material field: limestoneView the Source
Villa Francia (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Villa Francia, infobox material field: LimestoneView the Source
Villa Parisio (Wikipedia)
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Villa Guardamangia (Wikipedia)
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Villa Bonici (Wikipedia)
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Aragonese Castle (Wikipedia)
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Conwy Castle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Conwy Castle, Infobox material field: Limestone, SandstoneView the Source
Naryn-Kala, Wikipedia
Seen In: Naryn-Kala Citadel, Infobox material field: Limestone blocksView the Source
Canterbury Cathedral (Wikipedia)
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The limestone used was imported from Caen in Normandy, and Purbeck marble was used for the shafting.
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Old Dispensary (Zanzibar) (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Old Dispensary (Zanzibar), Article body
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the main structure is built with traditional Zanzibari coral rag and limestone, but covered with stucco adornments
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DuPont-Guest Estate (Wikipedia)
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white marble and limestone embellishments
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Earnest Farms Historic District (Wikipedia)
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The first-story walls were built out of limestone blocks, and the second and third stories were built using logs
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Castel del Monte
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Quote, Seen In: Castel del Monte, Justification for inscription
the exterior limestone block construction is intact
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OpenStreetMap contributors (Overpass API): OpenStreetMap way 73176950
OpenStreetMap contributors (Overpass API)Seen In: White Pyramid, Tag building:material
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"building:material": "limestone"
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Eddystone Lighthouse (Wikipedia)
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The foundations and outside structure were built of local Cornish granite, while lighter Portland limestone masonry was used on the inside.
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Wikipedia: Flatiron Building
WikipediaSeen In: Flatiron Building, Introduction
Quote, Seen In: Flatiron Building, Introduction
The three-story base is clad with limestone
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Philadelphia City Hall - Wikipedia
Seen In: Philadelphia City Hall, Introduction
Quote, Seen In: Philadelphia City Hall, Introduction
Built using brick, white marble and limestone
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111 West 57th Street (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: 111 West 57th Street, Introduction
Quote, Seen In: 111 West 57th Street, Introduction
Steinway Hall is a New York City designated landmark and has a facade made mostly of brick, limestone, and terracotta
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Gen. Jacob Brown Mansion (Wikipedia)
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It is a two-story limestone structure built from 1811 to 1815.
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Palace of Westminster (Wikipedia)
WikipediaSeen In: Palace of Westminster, Stonework
Quote, Seen In: Palace of Westminster, Stonework
They selected Anston, a sand-coloured magnesian limestone quarried in the villages of Anston, South Yorkshire, and Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire.
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Woolworth Building (Wikipedia)
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Its facade is mostly clad with architectural terracotta, though the lower portions are limestone, and it features thousands of windows.
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Royal Palace of Madrid - Wikipedia
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The main façade, facing the Plaza de la Armería, rises above a rusticated base and is articulated by giant-order columns and pilasters, with a contrast between grey granite and white limestone.
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Algonquin Hotel, Wikipedia
Seen In: The Algonquin Hotel, Wikipedia lead
Quote, Seen In: The Algonquin Hotel, Wikipedia lead
The first two stories of the facade are made of rusticated limestone blocks, while the upper stories have a Renaissance Revival brick facade, with limestone, metal, and terracotta details inspired by the Beaux-Arts style.
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Cape Town City Hall - Wikipedia
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It is located on the Grand Parade, to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from Bath in England.
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Uppsala Cathedral - Wikipedia
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Quote, Seen In: Uppsala Cathedral, Wikipedia lead
The cathedral's principal construction material is brick but the pillars and many details are of Gotland limestone.
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40 Wall Street (Wikipedia)
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While the lower section has a facade of limestone, the upper stories incorporate a buff-colored brick facade and contain numerous setbacks.
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Pyramid of Senusret III (Wikipedia)
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It was erected on leveled ground and composed of a mudbricks core covered with a casing of white Tura limestone blocks resting on foundations.
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Hart-Cluett Mansion (Wikipedia)
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Thompson, of New York City, it is a Federal style townhouse with decorated marble and limestone facing considered one of the best and most intact houses in that style in the city of Troy.
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Fort Hill Estate (Wikipedia)
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The estate home is a monumental brick and limestone Tudor Revival style structure built as a summer home for Anne Alden in 1879, and enlarged for the industrialist William John Matheson in 1900.
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Edmund Wilson House (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Edmund Wilson House, Wikipedia lead
It was built over a four-year period starting in 1789 and is a 2+1⁄2-story limestone building, three bays wide and four bays long.
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Bellefonte Academy (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Bellefonte Academy, Wikipedia lead
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The original building was built in 1805, as a two-story, rectangular limestone building.
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Judge John Fine House (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Judge John Fine House, Wikipedia lead
Both sections are built of local blue limestone and feature gabled roofs.
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Wikipedia: Tikal
WikipediaSeen In: Tikal, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Tikal, Wikipedia article
The architecture of the ancient city is built from limestone and includes the remains of temples that tower over 70 meters (230 ft) high, large royal palaces, in addition to a number of smaller pyramids, palaces, residences, administrative buildings, platforms and inscribed stone monuments.
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York Minster (Wikipedia)
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The stone used for the building is magnesian limestone, a creamy-white coloured rock that was quarried in nearby Tadcaster.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Wikipedia article
The main structure is built from a blend of Indian sandstone and limestone, while high-quality Italian marble was used for the key decorative elements.
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Wikipedia: Pompeii
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  • Seen In: Pompeii, Wikipedia article
    It formed the basis for the currently visible walls with an outer wall of rectangular limestone blocks as a terrace wall supporting a large agger, or earth embankment, behind it.
  • Seen In: Ruins of Pompeii, Wikipedia article
    It formed the basis for the currently visible walls with an outer wall of rectangular limestone blocks as a terrace wall supporting a large agger, or earth embankment, behind it.
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Waldorf Astoria New York (Wikipedia)
WikipediaSeen In: Waldorf Astoria New York, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Waldorf Astoria New York, Wikipedia article
In addition, 200 railroad cars brought some 800,000 cubic feet (23,000 m3) of limestone for the building's facing, 27,100 tons of steel for the skeleton superstructure, and 2.595 million square feet (241,100 m2) of terra cotta and gypsum block.
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Maiden Castle, Dorset, Wikipedia
Seen In: Maiden Castle, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Maiden Castle, Wikipedia article
The bank had a wall faced with limestone, which was brought from more than 3 km (2 mi) away.
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Nineveh (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Nineveh, Wikipedia article
The solid foundation was made out of limestone blocks and mud bricks; it was 22 metres (72 ft) tall.
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Rockefeller Center (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Rockefeller Center, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Rockefeller Center, Wikipedia article
One of the landmark buildings' defining features is the Indiana limestone facade possessed by all 14 structures, as specified in the original plans.
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GUM (department store) (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: GUM Department Store, Wikipedia article
The facade is divided into several horizontal tiers, lined with red Finnish granite, Tarusa marble, and limestone.
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The Breakers (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: The Breakers, Materials
Quote, Seen In: The Breakers, Materials
Foundation: brick, concrete, and limestone Trusses: steel Walls: Indiana limestone Roof: red terra cotta tile Wall panels: platinum leaf (eight reliefs of mythological figures only) Other: marble (plaques), wrought iron (gates and fences)
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Big Ben, Wikipedia
Seen In: Elizabeth Tower, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Elizabeth Tower, Wikipedia article
It was constructed using bricks clad on the exterior with sand-coloured Anston limestone from South Yorkshire, topped by a spire covered in hundreds of cast iron roof-tiles.
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Fairmont Copley Plaza - Wikipedia
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Quote, Seen In: Fairmont Copley Plaza, Wikipedia article
The seven-floor hotel is constructed of limestone and buff brick in the Beaux-Arts style.
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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Wikipedia
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Quote, Seen In: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Wikipedia article
It is built in medium-hard limestone from upper Burgundy.
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Union Station (Toronto), Wikipedia
Seen In: Union Station (Toronto), Structure
Quote, Seen In: Union Station (Toronto), Structure
The colonnaded loggia which faces Front Street features 22 equally spaced Roman Tuscan columns made from Bedford limestone, each 40 feet (12 m) high and weighing 75 tons.
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Wikipedia: Uruk
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Quote, Seen In: Uruk, Wikipedia article
The Stone Temple was built of limestone and bitumen on a podium of rammed earth and plastered with lime mortar.
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Qasr Al Watan - Wikipedia
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Quote, Seen In: Qasr Al Watan, History
In 2020, the Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace was nominated for the World Travel Awards as the main cultural tourist attraction in the Middle East.
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Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia), Wikipedia article
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He built this limestone house and became a slave owner, a local justice, and a lieutenant colonel in the militia.
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Brooklyn Bridge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Brooklyn Bridge, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Brooklyn Bridge, Wikipedia article
They are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement.
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Pont du Gard (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Pont du Gard, Description
Quote, Seen In: Pont du Gard, Description
The bridge has three tiers of arches made from Shelly limestone and stands 48.8 m (160 ft) high.
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Alamo Mission (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Alamo Mission, As a mission
Constructed of 4-foot (1.2 m) thick limestone blocks excavated from a site later occupied by the San Antonio Zoo, it was intended to be three stories high and topped by a dome, with bell towers on either side.
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Library of Trinity College Dublin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Library of Trinity College Dublin, Wikipedia article
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The lower storey is built of muddy, well-bedded Calp Limestone, cut into regular rusticated ashlar blocks, which were quarried at Palmerstown...
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Pyramid of Djedefre (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Pyramid of Djedefre, Wikipedia article
The exterior is thought to have been clad with limestone and polished granite.
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Pyramid of Khafre (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Pyramid of Khafre, Wikipedia article
It is made of limestone blocks weighing more than 2 tons each.
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Pyramid of Amenemhat I (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Pyramid of Amenemhat I, Wikipedia article
The core of the pyramid was made with small rough blocks of local limestone with a loose fill of sand debris and mud brick.
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Black Pyramid (Wikipedia)
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Typical for pyramids of the Middle Kingdom, the Black Pyramid, although encased in limestone, is made of mud brick and clay instead of stone.
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Pyramid of Khendjer (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Pyramid of Khendjer, Wikipedia article
The pyramid was constructed with a mudbrick core and a limestone outer casing with its backing stones.
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Pyramid of Ahmose (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Pyramid of Ahmose, Pyramid
The pyramid measured 52.5 m (172 ft) on each side, which corresponds to 100 royal cubits, and consisted of a core of rubble and sand, which was hidden with a cladding of fine limestone.
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Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia), Description and history
Quote, Seen In: Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia), Description and history
The main house is a large 2+1⁄2-story limestone structure with a gabled roof and end chimneys.
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Djinguereber Mosque (Wikipedia)
Seen In: Djinguereber Mosque, Wikipedia article
Quote, Seen In: Djinguereber Mosque, Wikipedia article
Except for a small part of the northern facade, which was reinforced in the 1960s in alhore (limestone blocks, also widely used in the rest of the town), and the minaret, also built in limestone and rendered with mud, the Djingareyber Mosque is made entirely of earth plus organic materials such as fibre, straw and wood.
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Cincinnati Union Terminal (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Cincinnati Union Terminal, Wikipedia article
The low walls and pylons in front of the building are made of the same limestone.
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Florence Court (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Seen In: Florence Court, Wikipedia article
These are built of dressed sandstone as opposed to the rendered limestone rubble of the central block.
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Torre dell'Elefante (Wikipedia)
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The tower was built on three sides in white limestone from the nearby Colle di Bonaria; another side was open, following the traditional Pisan style, and featured four floors of wooden galleries.
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Port Hope station (Wikipedia)
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The station, built from local limestone as part of the 1856 Grand Trunk Railway, opened on the October 27, 1856 inauguration of Montreal-Toronto mainline service.
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Rocca Maggiore (Wikipedia)
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The complex consists of fortress walls built with the pink limestone of Mount Subasio.
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Jeronimos Monastery (Wikipedia)
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For its construction he used calcário de lioz, a gold-coloured limestone quarried from Ajuda, the valley of Alcántara, Laveiras, Rio Seco and Tercena.
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Nymphenburg Palace - Wikipedia
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As a building material, it utilised limestone from Kelheim.
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Biltmore Estate, Wikipedia
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Hunt sited the four-story Indiana limestone-built home to face east, with a 375-foot (114 m) facade to fit into the mountainous topography behind.
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Wikipedia: Ebla
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Limestone was used to build the walls and few blocks protruding from the sides toward the middle of the rooms suggest the roof to have been a corbelled vault.
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New Town Hall (Munich) - Wikipedia
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The complex of brick and shell limestone has six courtyards, built on an area of 9,159 m2 where the building covers 7,115 m2.
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Belle Grove Plantation (Middletown, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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It was constructed of local limestone quarried on the property, and, according to prevailing custom, was intended to display the owners' high social and financial status.
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Belle Meade Plantation - Wikipedia
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The entrance façade featured a two-story, five-bay block constructed on a limestone foundation and flanked with symmetrical one-story wings.
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Carnton (Wikipedia)
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Built on a raised limestone foundation, the southern facing entrance façade is a two-story, five-bay block with a side-facing gabled roof, covered in tin, with two dormer windows, and slightly projecting end chimneys.
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Lighthouse of Alexandria (Wikipedia)
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The light was produced by a furnace at the top, and the tower was said to have been built mostly with solid blocks of limestone and granite.
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Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep III (Wikipedia)
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The chamber was constructed of red quartzite blocks and its walls were lined with limestone instead of the expected granite.
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Luther College Farm (Wikipedia)
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The icehouse is a one-story limestone masonry structure with thick walls.
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Chicago Board of Trade Building, Wikipedia
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Clad in gray Indiana limestone, topped with a copper pyramid roof, and standing on a site running 174 ft (53 m) east-west on Jackson Boulevard and 240 ft (73 m) north-south on LaSalle Street, the 605 ft (184 m) tall art deco-styled building opened on June 9, 1930.
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Belem Tower (Wikipedia)
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The structure was built from lioz limestone, a material local to the Lisbon region, and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (100 ft) four-storey tower.
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