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They wouldn't grind down the stones to micrometer flatness for construction work, just a mm or so. The type of buildings where you see extremely precise stonew
by WJW 5y ago
They wouldn't grind down the stones to micrometer flatness for construction work, just a mm or so.
The type of buildings where you see extremely precise stonework tend to be cathedrals and palaces, where spending insane amounts of labor is kinda the point. It demonstrates to the masses how grand, rich and powerful the inhabitant of the building is. Spending lots of money on a building is a way of showing off.
- jazzyjackson 5y agofrom one angle, the church spends money for monumental purposes. But I’m not of the opinion that you can just spend your way to those cathedrals: the workmen (freemasons in the original sense) have to believe they are giving glory to god. Here’s a great video [0][17min] documenting the Met Museum’s commissioning of moroccan mosaics, by the end you can see the craftsmen taking great pride in their work, above and beyond what they’re paid to do, carving “allah” over and over out of religious dedication. (just want to push back on the notion that religion is all about manipulating people with your power, the crimes of the vatican notwishstanding) [0] https://youtu.be/Og6cTlwBTrk https://youtu.be/Og6cTlwBTrk