Slate as dimension stone

Although slate is primarily applied for roofs and facades, slate is also used for other arichtectonical purposes.

Pictures

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  Fig. 1: Building in Allasac (France) with slate masonry.

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  Fig. 2: Church in Saint Hippolyte (France) with masonry and roof built by mica schist

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  Fig. 3: Travassac (France)

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  Fig.4: Slate masonry in Lehesten (Thuringia, Germany)

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  Fig. 5: Building with masonry of slate and marble at the Piazza San Matteo in Genova (Italy)

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  Fig. 6: Building with masonry of slate and marble of the church of San Matteo in Genova (Italy)

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  Fig. 7: Building with masonry of slate and marble of the church of Abbazia di Santo Stefano an der Via XX Settembre in Genova (Italy)

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  Fig. 8: Vault and masonry of slate and marble on the Via XX Settembre in Genova (Italy)

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  Fig. 9: Metro station Florenc in Prague (Czech Republik)

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  Fig. 10: Typical defence towers built with slate in Uschgulli in Svaneti (Caucasus mountains, Georgia)