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''Masegni'' stones are the most prevalent paving stone in Venice, in fact they make up over 70% of all Venetian pavement<ref>Quaderni. Venice, Italy: Insula spa, 1999. s.v. "I"Masegni"."http://www.insula.it/index.php/quaderni/96-i-masegni-1-1999-</ref>. There are two types of ''masegni'' stones used in paving [[Streets]].  Traditional ''masegni'' have been used since 1676 and hold great historical value to the city.<ref>G. Tassini, ''Curiosita Venezia'', (6th edition, 1931)</ref>  Newer ''masegni'' stones are used in some [[Street Pavement]] and are used to replace unusable traditional stones.  Both stones are made from quarried [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyte Trachyte] from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euganean_Hills Euganean Hills].
[[File:Masegno--traditional.png|right|thumb|Traditional ''Masegno'' stone|400px]] 

== Traditional ==
These are original stones that where first introduced in the 18th century.<ref>Insula SpA and Matteo Alemanno, Venice Preservation and Urban Maintenance. Venice, Italy: Grafiche Veneziane.</ref> The sides of the traditional ''masegno'' go straight down for 5cm then slant inward to the bottom of the stone, this slant allows stones to be removed much faster during [[Street Maintenance]]. (For typical traditional ''masegni'' dimensions see [[Paving Stones]].) 

== New ==
[[File:Masegno--new.png|right|thumb|New ''Masegno'' stone|400px]]These new stones are made from the same material as traditional ''masegno''. New ''masegno'' are made for the purpose of replacing missing stones, or stones that are worn beyond repair.<ref>Insula SpA and Matteo Alemanno, Venice Preservation and Urban Maintenance. Venice, Italy:Grafiche Veneziane.</ref> The trachyte used in making these new stones is a finite resource, and as time passes it becomes harder and more expensive for [[Insula]] to acquire new stones. So new ''masegno'' are only used when they are absolutely needed. Unlike the traditional ''masegno'', these new stones are completely rectangular, so workers need to chip off the required slanted edges before using the stones.<ref> Ing. Lorenzo Bottazo,November 3rd 2011</ref> (For typical new ''masegni'' dimensions see [[Paving Stones]].)  

== See Also ==
*[[Street Pavement]]
*[[Paving Stones]]
*[[Salizzone]]
*[[Dima]]
*[[Street Maintenance]]

== References ==
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==Bibliography==
Ing. Lorenzo Bottazzo, Nov 2011

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