Definition of material - limestone
What is limestone? (stone)
a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3); many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera
Recommended sights
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Imperial Castle in Poznań
in Poznań -
Poznań Town Hall
in Poznań -
Giza Necropolis
in Giza -
GUM (Glavnyi Universalnyi Magazin)
in Moscow -
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
in Bilbao -
Jerusalem Central Bus Station
in Jerusalem -
Jerusalem Chords Bridge
in Jerusalem -
Yad Vashem
in Jerusalem -
National Library of Israel
in Jerusalem -
Bible Lands Museum
in Jerusalem -
Al-Aqsa Mosque
in Jerusalem -
Jerusalem Historical City Hall Building
in Jerusalem -
Western Wall
in Jerusalem -
Vilnius Cathedral
in Vilnius -
El-Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque
in Alexandria -
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathed...
in Alexandria -
Royal Jewelry Museum
in Alexandria -
Graeco-Roman Museum
in Alexandria -
Montaza Palace
in Alexandria -
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
in Sergiyev Posad
Cities with constructions using limestone as one of principal materials
- Jerusalem (8)
- Alexandria (5)
- Moscow (3)
- Poznań (2)
- Venice (1)
- Giza (1)
- Copenhagen (1)
- Vilnius (1)
- Amsterdam (1)
- Sergiyev Posad (1)
- Bilbao (1)