The art of working with stone

The stone accompanies a person since ancient times and up to century nuclear energy and nanotechnology. Rocks, caves, coastal pebbles have become relatives for human look, without them, landscapes seem incomplete. Reliable, eternal stone - our salvation from bad weather and joy for eyes. At first, people enjoyed stones as defense and weapons, then worshiped them. When the gods came to the change of idols, beliefs - religion, nomads - settlements (housing), the cultural structures began to build stones. So the architecture appeared. All the most beautiful and majestic is made of stone or with the use of stone. In the kingdom of natural materials, the stone is His Majesty. He is firm and durable, and the work is righteous of the one who knows how to handle a stone.
The work of the Mason, the creativity of the master - Mason, the architect was always evaluated with adequate, and during wars such a profession could save life when captured. With the names of poets and composers, scientists and painters in history are near and the names of the Great Archors. Yes, together with the Creators, humanity remembers Tiranans and commander, but their glory of another quality ... Let"s ask the hypothetical question: if we suddenly had the opportunity to resurrect three specific people from certain six candidates - Genghis Khan, Macedonian, Napoleon, Gaudi, Rastrelli and Fidia? Who would we choose? People are tired of talented thugs, and beauty is always in demand, especially the eternal - stone. This book is dedicated to the art of stone masonry, the securities of construction technologies and directly the stone