Natural Stone Information
Natural stone has been a structural building material for centuries, dating to the generation when mankind was exiting the nomadic
lifestyle. Homes were built out of stone for safety. Stone became a staple in structures that were intended to outlast a man’s lifetime.
Ancient temples were constructed of limestone, marble, and basalt. Cathedrals and monuments applied interior and exterior stone
masterpieces which are still seen in modern architecture.
Not only has stone been used as a building material but also as an artistic medium. The first forms of human art were recorded on
cave walls and in the small hand held stone carving of a woman. Michelangelo and artists of the Renaissance amazed their audience with
perfectly life-like statues and carvings out of marble.
After technological advancements in quarrying and finishing systems, natural stone use recently ventured back to its original use
of home building applications. Though instead in an exterior method, it is now popular for interior applications in what we consider “counter
art.” Of course on any surface, horizontal and vertical, natural stone can easily find a placement. The two, art and function, have
combined to be a lifelong structure in a home and at Montana Stone Gallery you will see
“Where Stone is Art!”
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