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ROTEIRO GEOLÓGICO PELOS EDIFÍCIOS E MONUMENTOS HISTÓRICOS DO CENTRO DA CIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

2006; Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.25249/0375-7536.2006364704711

2177-4382

André Giannotti Stern, Cláudio Riccomini, Gélson Luís Fambrini, Marlei Antônio Carrari Chamani,

Geography and Environmental Studies

Dimension stone was the main building material since the remote past until recent times. Ancient civilizations used stones in the construction of fortresses, bridges, temples, castles, palaces, houses and walls. Such monuments, many of them in ruins, are not only important record of previous cultures, but also source of information concerning past technology and social and economical conditions. The use of stone in construction has a practical aspect because it is a durable, easy to obtain natural material that can be cut or shaped to a specific size. The choice is basically due to its esthetical (artistic) aspects, overlooking its geological characteristics, such as mineral and chemical composition, texture and primary and secondary structure. All these factors are related to the physical nature of the materials and of great importance to their technological performance. The proposed geological walk, with the observation of dimension stones used in historical monuments and building façades in downtown São Paulo, back us to the past and allows to correlate the main types of rocks with different historical, economical and social periods of the city.