Porbandar stone
E886350
Porbandar stone is a creamy-yellow limestone from the Porbandar region of Gujarat, India, traditionally used as a durable and decorative building material in notable colonial-era architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porbandar stone canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building material
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| appearance | uniform ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Indian building stones
ⓘ
limestones of India ⓘ |
| color | creamy-yellow ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Porbandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInState | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | calcium carbonate ⓘ |
| notableUseRegion | western India GENERATED ⓘ |
| property |
durable
ⓘ
weather-resistant ⓘ workable ⓘ |
| quarriedNear | Porbandar city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural detailing
ⓘ
building construction ⓘ decorative cladding ⓘ |
| usedIn |
balustrades
ⓘ
columns ⓘ cornices ⓘ facades ⓘ interior flooring ⓘ wall cladding ⓘ |
| usedInArchitectureStyle | colonial architecture ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.