In continuation of the previous post about sea pebbles... It is interesting that in Greece — I think, in other Mediterranean countries too — various natural stones, including pebbles, are often used in construction. I am interested in this, because I live in the Southern Ural where houses (in rural areas) are built of wood mainly. I have traveled a lot in Greece over the past ten years, and have seen many stone houses, but I first saw pebbles as a building element in one of the monasteries in Crete in 2010.
In the small, cozy inner yard of the monastery, the entire floor was neatly laid out of countless small pebbles. The pebbles were placed next to each other in a vertical position. Pay attention to the glistening surface of the pebbles — apparently, they were rubbed by the feet of tourists. :)
Unfortunately, for some reason I did not find photos of various patterns on that floor in my archives (in the first photo, you can see that the patterns are there), so, I posted all the pictures that I have. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Toplou Monastery, Crete, Greece.
July, 2010.
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