[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Polygonal masonry Polygonal masonry consists of stones that have five or more face angles, in contrast to ashlar blocks which have four rectangular ones. In Greece, Cyclopean masonry was the first type of polygonal masonry. To fit the stones properly to each other, masons would utilize strips of lead to form templates of the already laid blocks, which were then used to shape the to-be-adjoined ones. == Sites == === Easter Island === Ahu Vinapu === Finland === Bomarsund Fortress === Greece === Delphi Keramikos Nekromanteion === Italy === In Italy, polygonal masonry is particularly indicative of the region of Latium, but it occurs also in Etruria, Lucania, Samnium, and Umbria; scholars including Giuseppe Lugli have carried out studies of the technique. Some notable sites that have fortification walls built in this technique include Norba, Signia, Alatri, Boiano, Circeo, Cosa, Alba Fucens, Palestrina, and Terracina. The Porta Rosa of the ancient city of Velia employs a variant of the technique known as Lesbian masonry. === Japan === Akō Castle Fushimi Castle Nakagusuku Castle Nijō Castle Odawara Castle Oka Castle Osaka Castle Shibata Castle Shuri Castle Uwajima Castle === Latvia === Daugavpils === Malta === Ħaġar Qim Megalithic Temples of Malta === Peru === Chinchero Chullpa Towers Coricancha Inti Watana, Ayacucho Ollantaytambo Raqch'i Saksaywaman Tambomachay Tarawasi Usnu Vilcabamba Vilcashuamán Wanuku Pampa Twelve-angled_stone === Portugal === Quinta da Regaleira === Russia === Königsberg Castle === Spain === Castell d'Olèrdola === Turkey === Hattusa === United Arab Emirates === Hili Archaeological Park == References == - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 4 - Masonry]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Masonry Structures]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 09 - Plumbing Services/Section 1 - Water Supply]] - [[Urban and Planning/Transportation Planning]] - [[Design/Building Typologies/Educational Architecture]] - [[Digital Architecture/ePractice/GIS and Spatial Analysis]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services/Section 6 - ICT Installations]] - [[Professional Practice]] - [[Professional Practice/Public & Cultural]] - [[Building Services/Building Performance/Moisture Management]] P. Gros. 1996. L'architecture romaine: du début du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. à la fin du Haut-Empire. 2 v. Paris: Picard.