masonry: Quick Facts

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The precisely fitted stone walls of the Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu rise behind rougher, irregular stonework in the foreground, with a plant growing at the base.

Learn about the magnificent infrastructural work of imperial Rome, especially Roman masonry

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