Arts, 31.08.2019 11:20 princessksh8

In the great mosque (1.9.7) there are red and white stone wedges that make up the series of repeating arches that dominate the interior. what are these stone wedges called?

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These stone wedges are called voussoirs.
Voussoirs are wedges, a type of stone often used for making arches and vaults - in this case, voussoirs were used to create arches in the Great Mosque (possibly referring to the Greate Mosque of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia).

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the sculpture i am pretty sure you are talking about is the statue b. the david statue now lives in the galleria dell'accademia, florence, italy. it was made by ‎michelangelo.

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