Home›Buildings and Structures›Material›MasonryArchitectural MaterialMasonryConstruction method/material classReference and ClassificationDevelopingMasonry is the craft of building a structure from individual units such as stone, brick, or concrete blocks bound together with mortar, and the term can also refer to the building units themselves; it is generally a highly durable form of construction, though its durability depends on the materials, mortar quality and workmanship used. This entity is used in the atlas when a building's own source states its construction only as "masonry" without naming the specific unit material, a genuinely distinct construction-class concept from any single named material such as stone, brick or concrete already carried as their own entities.MasonryConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)MasonryFilter Results43 entriesArchitectAllOscar Niemeyer (2)Building FamilyAllArchaeological Sites of Mesoamerica and Indigenous North America (3)Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean and Greco-Roman World (1)Architecturally Significant Houses (1)Arts and Community Centers (1)Bridges and Viaducts (2)Castles (2)Christian Churches and Cathedrals (1)City and Town Halls (1)Concert Halls and Convention Centers (1)Courts and Judicial Buildings (1)Farmsteads and Homesteads (2)Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Midwestern United States (1)Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Northeastern United States (1)Fortified Prisons (1)Forts and Coastal 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(1)Thailand (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (20)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 43Arc de TriompheMasonryBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionMasonryBedi MahalMasonryBelem PalaceMasonryBelle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)MasonryBrooklyn BridgeMasonryCalakmulMasonryCarnegie HallMasonryCarter FarmMasonryCasa Font-UbidesMasonryCasa MalaparteMasonryCasa Wiechers-VillarongaMasonryCastello di RoccascalegnaMasonryCastillo de San MarcosMasonryCausewayMasonryChittorgarh FortMasonryCity Palace, UdaipurMasonryFort SantiagoMasonryGarenne Lemot estateMasonryHolmwood HouseMasonryHotel ChelseaMasonryJames C. Flood MansionMasonryLighthouse of GenoaMasonryLord's CastleMasonryLuther College FarmMasonryMeenakshi TempleMasonryMesa VerdeMasonryNational Congress of BrazilMasonryNational Congress PalaceMasonryNoble HallMasonryOscar Hammerstein II FarmMasonryPalais GarnierMasonryPhiladelphia City HallMasonryRobben IslandMasonrySítio MorrinhosMasonrySpis CastleMasonrySpring Valley School District 120 BuildingMasonryStone PlantationMasonryTaliesin WestMasonryThe BreakersMasonryTiwanakuMasonryVolubilisMasonryWat Phra KaewMasonryConnectionsSeen InArc de Triomphe, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Arc de Triomphe (Wikipedia)tier 3Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikipedia)tier 3Bedi Mahal, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Bedi Mahal (Wikipedia)Belem Palace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Belem Palace (Wikipedia)tier 3Belle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana), Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Belle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana), WikipediaBrooklyn Bridge, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Brooklyn Bridge (Wikipedia)tier 3Calakmul, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Calakmul - WikipediaCarnegie Hall, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Carnegie Hall (Wikipedia)tier 3Carter Farm, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Carter Farm (Wikipedia)Casa Font-Ubides, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Casa Font-Ubides (Wikipedia)Casa Malaparte, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Casa Malaparte - WikipediaCasa Wiechers-Villaronga, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Casa Wiechers-Villaronga (Wikipedia)Castello di Roccascalegna, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Castello di Roccascalegna (Wikipedia)Castillo de San Marcos, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Castillo de San Marcos, WikipediaCauseway, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Causeway (Wikipedia)tier 3Chittorgarh Fort, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Chittor Fort - WikipediaCity Palace, Udaipur, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikidata: City Palace, UdaipurFort Santiago, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Fort SantiagoGarenne Lemot estate, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Garenne Lemot estate (Wikipedia)Holmwood House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Holmwood House (Wikidata)tier 3Hotel Chelsea, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Hotel Chelsea - WikipediaJames C. Flood Mansion, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source James C. Flood Mansion (Wikipedia)Lighthouse of Genoa, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Lighthouse of Genoa (Wikipedia)Lord's Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Lord's Castle (Wikipedia)Luther College Farm, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Luther College Farm (Wikipedia)Meenakshi Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Meenakshi Amman TempleMesa Verde, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Mesa Verde National Park, WikipediaNational Congress of Brazil, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)tier 3National Congress Palace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)tier 3Noble Hall, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Noble Hall (Wikipedia)Oscar Hammerstein II Farm, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Oscar Hammerstein II Farm (Wikipedia)Palais Garnier, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Palais Garnier, WikipediaPhiladelphia City Hall, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Philadelphia City Hall - WikipediaRobben Island, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Robben Island (Wikipedia)Sítio Morrinhos, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Sítio Morrinhos (Wikipedia)Spis Castle, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Spis CastleSpring Valley School District 120 Building, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Spring Valley School District 120 Building (Wikipedia)Stone Plantation, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Stone Plantation (Wikipedia)Taliesin West, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Taliesin West (Wikipedia)tier 3The Breakers, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source The Breakers (Wikipedia)tier 3Tiwanaku, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Tiwanaku (Wikipedia)tier 3Volubilis, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Volubilis - WikipediaWat Phra Kaew, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wat Phra Kaew (Wikipedia)tier 3SourcesMasonry (Wikipedia)IntroductionQuote, IntroductionMasonry is the craft of building a structure with stone, brick, concrete, or similar material, including mortar plastering, which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar. The term masonry can also refer to the building units (stones, bricks, concrete blocks, etc.) themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are bricks and building stone; rocks such as granite, marble, and limestone; cast stone, concrete blocks, glass blocks, and adobe.Wikidata: MasonryWikidata Q272999Wikipedia: Spis CastleSeen In: Spis Castle, Infobox material field: MasonryView the SourceWikidata: City Palace, UdaipurSeen In: City Palace, Udaipur, Infobox material field: Marble and masonryView the SourceWikipedia: Fort SantiagoSeen In: Fort Santiago, Infobox material field: MasonryView the SourceHolmwood House (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Holmwood House, Infobox material field: masonryView the SourceArc de Triomphe (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Arc de Triomphe, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Arc de Triomphe, Article bodyvast ashlar masonry massesView the SourceCasa Malaparte - WikipediaSeen In: Casa Malaparte, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Casa Malaparte, Article bodyCasa Malaparte is a red masonry boxView the SourceRobben Island (Wikipedia)Seen In: Robben Island, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Robben Island, Article bodyThe cylindrical masonry towerView the SourceStone Plantation (Wikipedia)Seen In: Stone Plantation, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Stone Plantation, Article bodyThe two-story brick masonry houseView the SourcePhiladelphia City Hall - WikipediaSeen In: Philadelphia City Hall, IntroductionQuote, Seen In: Philadelphia City Hall, Introductionthe world's largest free-standing masonry buildingView the SourceHotel Chelsea - WikipediaSeen In: Hotel Chelsea, IntroductionQuote, Seen In: Hotel Chelsea, Introductionthick load-bearing walls made of masonryView the SourceLighthouse of Genoa (Wikipedia)Seen In: Lighthouse of Genoa, IntroductionQuote, Seen In: Lighthouse of Genoa, IntroductionBuilt of masonry, at 76 m (249 ft)View the SourceWikipedia: Meenakshi Amman TempleWikipediaSeen In: Meenakshi Temple, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Meenakshi Temple, Wikipedia leadIt consists of monuments inside several concentric enclosures (prakara), each layer fortified with high masonry walls.View the SourceCastillo de San Marcos, WikipediaSeen In: Castillo de San Marcos, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Castillo de San Marcos, Wikipedia leadMark’s Castle”) is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in St.View the SourceBelle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana), WikipediaSeen In: Belle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana), Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Belle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana), Wikipedia leadThe masonry structure stood 62 feet (19 m) high and measured 122 feet (37 m) wide by 119 feet (36 m) deep, with seventy-five rooms (including a jail cell) spread over four floors.View the SourceCauseway (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Causeway, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Causeway, Wikipedia leadIt can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete.View the SourceTaliesin West (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Taliesin West, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Taliesin West, Wikipedia leadThe walls are made of desert masonry, a mixture of local rocks and concrete, which were originally topped by wood-and-canvas roofs.View the SourceCarter Farm (Wikipedia)Seen In: Carter Farm, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Carter Farm, Wikipedia leadThe main house was built between 1848 and 1852, and is a 1+1⁄2-story brick residence in the Greek Revival style.View the SourceLord's Castle (Wikipedia)Seen In: Lord's Castle, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Lord's Castle, Wikipedia leadThe 2+1⁄2-story masonry house was built as a private residence inspired by Norman castles.View the SourceSpring Valley School District 120 Building (Wikipedia)Seen In: Spring Valley School District 120 Building, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: Spring Valley School District 120 Building, Wikipedia leadIt is a single-story stone masonry structure with a hip roof and an entrance recessed under an arched corner porch.View the SourceNational Congress Palace (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: National Congress Palace, Wikipedia articleThe structure is composed of steel columns and beams clad in concrete, with double slabs.Seen In: National Congress of Brazil, Wikipedia articleThe structure is composed of steel columns and beams clad in concrete, with double slabs.View the SourceTiwanaku (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Tiwanaku, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Tiwanaku, Wikipedia articleIt was built with walls of sandstone pillars and smaller blocks of Ashlar masonry.View the SourceChittor Fort - WikipediaSeen In: Chittorgarh Fort, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Chittorgarh Fort, Wikipedia articleThe 4.5 km walls with integrated circular enforcements are constructed from dressed stone masonry in lime mortar and rise 500 m above the plain.View the SourcePalais Garnier, WikipediaSeen In: Palais Garnier, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Palais Garnier, Wikipedia articleThe structural system is made of masonry walls; concealed iron floors, vaults, and roofs.View the SourceMesa Verde National Park, WikipediaSeen In: Mesa Verde, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Mesa Verde, Wikipedia articleAt this time, Ancestral Pueblo people began to move away from the post and mud jacal-style buildings that marked the Pueblo I Period toward masonry construction, which had been utilized in the region as early as 700, but was not widespread until the 11th and 12th centuries.View the SourceThe Breakers (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: The Breakers, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: The Breakers, Wikipedia articleVanderbilt insisted that the building be made as fireproof as possible, resulting in a structure composed of masonry and steel trusses, with no wooden parts.View the SourceVolubilis - WikipediaSeen In: Volubilis, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Volubilis, Wikipedia articleBuilt of rubble masonry and ashlar, they are mostly still extant.View the SourceCalakmul - WikipediaSeen In: Calakmul, Site descriptionQuote, Seen In: Calakmul, Site descriptionThe innermost zone covers an area of approximately 1.75 square kilometres (0.68 sq mi) It contains most of the monumental architecture and has 975 mapped structures, about 300 of which are built from vaulted stone masonry.View the SourceBrooklyn Bridge (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Brooklyn Bridge, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Brooklyn Bridge, Wikipedia articleThe approaches are supported by Renaissance-style arches made of masonry; the arch openings themselves were filled with brick walls, with small windows within.View the SourceCarnegie Hall (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Carnegie Hall, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Carnegie Hall, Wikipedia articleCarnegie Hall was constructed with heavy masonry bearing walls, as lighter structural steel framework was not widely used when the building was completed.View the SourceWat Phra Kaew (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Wat Phra Kaew, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Wat Phra Kaew, Wikipedia articleThe temple's main hall was the first building within the entire palace compound that was completed in masonry, while the king's residence was still made of wood.View the SourceBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Wikipedia articleThe shrine was built in the style of medieval churches, relying on thick masonry walls and columns in place of structural steel and reinforced concrete.View the SourceJames C. Flood Mansion (Wikipedia)Seen In: James C. Flood Mansion, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: James C. Flood Mansion, Wikipedia articleIt is a large masonry structure, three stories in height, its exterior finished in brownstone quarried in Portland, Connecticut and shipped around Cape Horn.View the SourceBedi Mahal (Wikipedia)Seen In: Bedi Mahal, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Bedi Mahal, Wikipedia articleThe materials used for its construction consisted of sandstone and burnt clay (lime surkhi).View the SourceOscar Hammerstein II Farm (Wikipedia)Seen In: Oscar Hammerstein II Farm, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Oscar Hammerstein II Farm, Wikipedia articleThe farmhouse was built in 1840, and is a three-story, three-bay, stuccoed masonry residence with a hipped roof.View the SourceCasa Font-Ubides (Wikipedia)Seen In: Casa Font-Ubides, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Casa Font-Ubides, Wikipedia articleThe Monsanto Residence, located at 34 Castillo Street, is a one-storey, detached, masonry and stone building on the north side of the street, between Virtud and Salud Streets, in the Ponce Historic Zone.View the SourceCasa Wiechers-Villaronga (Wikipedia)Seen In: Casa Wiechers-Villaronga, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Casa Wiechers-Villaronga, Wikipedia articleThe building rests on a rusticated stone podium; its facades and main walls are of brick masonry with some interior partitions and walls of the gallery and kitchen in wood.View the SourceNoble Hall (Wikipedia)Seen In: Noble Hall, Article textQuote, Seen In: Noble Hall, Article textThe house was constructed utilizing rock masonry, with eight rooms featuring 12 foot (3.7 m) ceilings and 18 inch (46 cm) thick exterior walls.View the SourceGarenne Lemot estate (Wikipedia)Seen In: Garenne Lemot estate, Article textQuote, Seen In: Garenne Lemot estate, Article textRubble masonry was used for the main structure, but the rural Italian character is conveyed by the use of elongated brick (seventeen centimeters long by two centimeters thick).View the SourceLuther College Farm (Wikipedia)Seen In: Luther College Farm, Article textQuote, Seen In: Luther College Farm, Article textThe icehouse is a one-story limestone masonry structure with thick walls.View the SourceSítio Morrinhos (Wikipedia)Seen In: Sítio Morrinhos, Article textQuote, Seen In: Sítio Morrinhos, Article textThe attached buildings, that served as senzalas in the old days, are built of brick masonry.View the SourceCastello di Roccascalegna (Wikipedia)Seen In: Castello di Roccascalegna, Article textQuote, Seen In: Castello di Roccascalegna, Article textA further ramp leads to the watchtower built with both stone masonry and brick with openings on all four sides.View the SourceBelem Palace (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Belem Palace, Infobox: materialQuote, Seen In: Belem Palace, Infobox: materialMixed masonryView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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