Definition of material - glass

What is glass? (sand)

Amorphous and non-crystalline inorganic material, formed by fusion at 1500ºC degrees by silica, and other ingredients such as sodium carbonate. It is used basically to make windows or bottles and other decorative elements. Its main characteristic is its transparency.

Recommended sights

Sagrada Família
in Barcelona
Agbar Tower
in Barcelona
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
in Barcelona
La Mercè Basilica
in Barcelona
Oslo Opera House
in Oslo
Bolós Pharmacy
in Barcelona
London Eye
in City of London
Raïm
in Barcelona
Wax Museum
in Barcelona
Stary Browar
in Poznań
Barcelona Pavilion
in Barcelona
Trinità dei Monti
in Rome
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
in Barcelona
Big Ben - Clock Tower
in City of London
Olimpic and Sports Museum
in Barcelona
Palace of Catalan Music
in Barcelona
GUM (Glavnyi Universalnyi Magazin)
in Moscow
Bauhaus
in Dessau
Constitution Bridge in Venice
in Venice
Centre Pompidou
in Paris

Cities with constructions using glass as one of principal materials