Pavement tiles made of a micritic limestone were set on a residence building and shortly after its application signs of degradation were detected (efflorescences) on the tile surface.
The story of objects and places, such as the war memorial ("Fronted by an area of grass, the monument comprises a limestone block, set against a curving brick wall; the block measures 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres by 1.5 metres').
Here, among the limestone cliffs set deep into the precipitous canyon, the Sinagua people (Spanish for "without water") built single-story homes after they fled the eruption of the Sunset Crater Volcano, about 15 miles north, which smothered the highlands in 1064 and 1065.
The flints were selected to decrease in size as the walls rose, and the internal corners were decorated with limestone blocks set as quoins.
The islets, like those of all atolls, share a common geologic origin and consist of sand deposits and limestone rock set atop a coral reef.
A bell-shaped, south-facing forecourt, formed by the wall, leads to a central passageway lined with limestone slabs set on end.
For this reason, a comprehensive experimental program was conducted on 66 granite and limestone sample sets taken from different states in Malaysia.
A neo-art deco tower clad in silvery Alabama limestone, with set-back terraces and ornamental metalwork, it is the work of Robert AM Stern, expedient purveyor of whatever style his client wants, from Spanish revival to Qing dynasty.
The limestone bas-relief, set into the basalt gateway arch of the Diyarbakir citadel, carries a message as clear today as it was 800 years ago, when the Artuqids, a Mesopotamian dynasty that then ruled the region, carved it into the fortress gate.
Determined do-it-yourselfers look elsewhere: Taking up residence at Escaiole or one of the other farmhouses at Castello di Casole, an American-led real estate venture in central Tuscany, will not fulfill the fantasy of setting limestone blocks and terra-cotta tiles, of lifting ancient Etruscan artifacts from the rubble of your hilltop ruin.
