Jerusalem stone
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Jerusalem stone is a traditional pale limestone and dolomite building material widely used in Jerusalem’s architecture and religious and memorial structures throughout the region.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building material
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dimension stone → dolomite rock → limestone → traditional construction material → |
| associatedWith |
Jerusalem cityscape
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Middle Eastern architecture → religious heritage sites → |
| composedOf |
dolomite
→
limestone → marl → |
| culturallySignificantIn |
Israel
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Jerusalem → Palestinian territories NERFINISHED → |
| foundIn |
Jerusalem
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|
| hasColor |
beige
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cream → golden → off‑white → pale → pinkish → |
| hasProperty |
good weather resistance
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good workability → hardens on exposure to air → relatively soft when freshly quarried → suitable for carving → suitable for load‑bearing walls → |
| hasTexture |
fine‑grained
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medium‑grained → |
| hasVariety |
Meleke stone
→
Mizzi Ahmar → Mizzi Hilu → Mizzi Yehudi → |
| quarriedIn |
Israel
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Jerusalem area → Judean Mountains → West Bank → |
| usedIn |
Jerusalem architecture
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churches → facade cladding → flooring → interior wall coverings → landscaping elements → memorial structures in Jerusalem → monuments in Israel → mosques → paving → public buildings in Jerusalem → religious buildings in Jerusalem → residential buildings in Jerusalem → synagogues → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Tower of David
→
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material |
|
Valley of the Communities
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materialUsed |