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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;Masegni&#039;&#039; stones are the most prevalent paving stone in Venice, in fact they make up over 70% of all Venetian pavement&lt;ref&gt;Quaderni. Venice, Italy: Insula spa, 1999. s.v. &quot;I...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;Masegni&#039;&#039; stones are the most prevalent paving stone in Venice, in fact they make up over 70% of all Venetian pavement&lt;ref&gt;Quaderni. Venice, Italy: Insula spa, 1999. s.v. &quot;I&quot;Masegni&quot;.&quot;http://www.insula.it/index.php/quaderni/96-i-masegni-1-1999-&lt;/ref&gt;. There are two types of &#039;&#039;masegni&#039;&#039; stones used in paving [[Streets]]. Traditional &#039;&#039;masegni&#039;&#039; have been used since 1676 and hold great historical value to the city.&lt;ref&gt;G. Tassini, &#039;&#039;Curiosita Venezia&#039;&#039;, (6th edition, 1931)&lt;/ref&gt; Newer &#039;&#039;masegni&#039;&#039; 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].<br /> [[File:Masegno--traditional.png|right|thumb|Traditional &#039;&#039;Masegno&#039;&#039; stone|400px]] <br /> <br /> == Traditional ==<br /> These are original stones that where first introduced in the 18th century.&lt;ref&gt;Insula SpA and Matteo Alemanno, Venice Preservation and Urban Maintenance. Venice, Italy: Grafiche Veneziane.&lt;/ref&gt; The sides of the traditional &#039;&#039;masegno&#039;&#039; 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 &#039;&#039;masegni&#039;&#039; dimensions see [[Paving Stones]].) <br /> <br /> == New ==<br /> [[File:Masegno--new.png|right|thumb|New &#039;&#039;Masegno&#039;&#039; stone|400px]]These new stones are made from the same material as traditional &#039;&#039;masegno&#039;&#039;. New &#039;&#039;masegno&#039;&#039; are made for the purpose of replacing missing stones, or stones that are worn beyond repair.&lt;ref&gt;Insula SpA and Matteo Alemanno, Venice Preservation and Urban Maintenance. Venice, Italy:Grafiche Veneziane.&lt;/ref&gt; 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 &#039;&#039;masegno&#039;&#039; are only used when they are absolutely needed. Unlike the traditional &#039;&#039;masegno&#039;&#039;, these new stones are completely rectangular, so workers need to chip off the required slanted edges before using the stones.&lt;ref&gt; Ing. Lorenzo Bottazo,November 3rd 2011&lt;/ref&gt; (For typical new &#039;&#039;masegni&#039;&#039; dimensions see [[Paving Stones]].) <br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> *[[Street Pavement]]<br /> *[[Paving Stones]]<br /> *[[Salizzone]]<br /> *[[Dima]]<br /> *[[Street Maintenance]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Bibliography==<br /> Ing. Lorenzo Bottazzo, Nov 2011<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> NULL</div>

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