Opus_quadratum
Opus quadratum
Roman masonry using parallel courses of squared stone of the same height
Opus quadratum ("squared work") is an ancient Roman construction technique, in which squared blocks of stone of the same height were set in parallel courses, most often without the use of mortar.[1] The Latin author Vitruvius describes the technique.[2]
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