Granitowe otoczaki w architekturze Podtatrza

Abstract

Granite pebbles in architecture of the Podtatrze region.A b s t r a c t. In the second half of the 20th century in the Podtatrze region, which includes four ethnographic regions: the Podhale, Orava, Spisz and Pieniny, a fashion developed for the use of granite pebbles in regional construction. In this paper, the authors describe the origins of these pebbles, characterize them as a building material and present their use in local construction.