The word travertine is derived from "tiburtinus", as it mainly comes from an area below Tivoli. In fact, travertine was one of the most commonly used materials for the construction of buildings and public works by the Romans, so much so that it later became known under the name Roman travertine. Among the most famous travertine monuments in the world, it is impossible not to mention the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica or the Trevi Fountain.
Travertin juda ko'p qirrali tosh hisoblanadi, chunki u turli xil ranglarda mavjud. Tosh davri va oksidlar va boshqa aralashmalarning qo'shilishi (bu jinsning g'ovakligi hisobga olingan holda normal holat) sutli oqdan yong'oq va pushti ranggacha bo'lgan klassiklardan tashqari, turli xil travertinlarga hayot berdi. qizil.
Travertin, shubhasiz, egiluvchanligi, atmosfera omillariga yaxshi qarshilik ko'rsatishi va oson silliqlash va o'yib olish qobiliyati tufayli binolar va qurilish loyihalarini qurish uchun rimliklar tomonidan qurilish sohasida ishlatiladigan eng keng tarqalgan tosh edi.
The most famous travertine monument (for the construction of the main columns, floors and façades) is undoubtedly the Colosseum, which, in addition to being an indisputable symbol of the capital and of the UNESCO heritage, was inscribed in 2007. The Seven Wonders of the World. Just imagine that a road was purposely built to transport the travertine blocks from the quarry in Tibur (today Bagni a Tivoli) to the capital.
In addition to the Colosseum, travertine adorns the exterior of the Teatro Marcelo, the frame of the Pantheon, the columns of St. Peter's Basilica, the architectural structure of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and the Basilica of San Giovanni in Lateran . The work of the Trevi Fountain, the largest fountain in Rome and another symbol of the Eternal City, fully embodies the combination of travertine and water in its splendid and spectacular Baroque style.
The arches of the remains of the aqueduct are also made of travertine rock. The arches of the Claudian aqueduct were made of travertine stone, so the area was named "Arco di Travertino". One of the characteristics of the Claudian aqueduct is the magnificent chiaroscuro effect, mainly due to the use of travertine blocks alternating with raw stones such as peperino and red tuff.
Dunyoning qolgan qismida Parijdagi Sacre Coeur haqida gapirmaslikning iloji yo'q, u Chateau Lengdon toshidan qurilgan,{0}}sovuqga chidamli travertin, yoshi va ta'sirida oqarib, yomg'ir bilan porlaydi. Yoki Los-Anjelesdagi Getty Center, uning meʼmoriy tuzilmasi 100,{2}} kvadrat metrdan ortiq Italiyadan import qilingan travertin toshidan qurilgan boʻlib, atrofdagi tabiiy muhitni toʻldiradi va tarixiy arxitektura kontseptsiyasiga hurmat koʻrsatadi.
