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The 33 pages that link to Masonry, each with the reason it gives.

• ArchRelated: Traditional arches rely on masonry units that resist compression but little tension.

• Norman architectureRelated: Heavy stone masonry enabled the style’s thick walls and imposing scale.

• Rib vaultRelated: Both the ribs and the infill panels are assembled from masonry units.

• Load-bearing wallRelated: Masonry is a common material system for load-bearing walls.

• QuarryingRelated: Quarrying supplies natural stone units used in walls and other masonry work.

• Bell towerRelated: Traditional bell towers use masonry to support great height and the dynamic loads of ringing.

• Pueblo architectureRelated: Stone masonry is a defining construction method at sites such as Mesa Verde.

• Qutb MinarRelated: The minar’s stacked stonework creates its tapering shaft and carries its weight through successive stories.

• ScaffoldingRelated: Masons use scaffold platforms to reach successive courses while building walls.

• Henry Hobson RichardsonRelated: His buildings make the weight and texture of masonry central to their visual character.

• Spirit levelRelated: Masons check courses and walls for level and plumb as they build.

• Flatiron BuildingRelated: Its exterior masonry surrounds and visually articulates the steel-framed structure.

• Lluís Domènech i MontanerRelated: He used brick and stone as expressive structural materials, not merely as surfaces to conceal.

• Plumb bobRelated: A plumb line checks whether walls and corners rise vertically.

• SteepleRelated: Masonry towers provide the massive base from which many steeples rise.