Architecture Around the World.......................Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Travertine at the Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth Texas
Kimbell Art Museum - Official Home Page
Photos taken in December 2008

Travertine: Falling somewhere between marble and limestone for hardness and porosity, often characterised by a pitted surface. Some varieties of travertine take a polish and are known commercially as marble.


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Photos and their arrangement © 2008 Chuck LaChiusa
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