brick construction

…A masonry structure made primarily of bricks is called a brick construction, and buildings made using this structure are called brick architecture. In ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, sun-dried bricks were the main building material, and thick walls were constructed with poplar and willow trunks as beams, straw mats laid on top, and earth was applied to the roof. …

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…煉瓦を主要材料とした組積式構造を煉瓦構造(または煉瓦造)brick constructionといい，この構造による建築を煉瓦造建築と呼ぶ。　古代エジプトやメソポタミアでは，日乾煉瓦が主要な建築材料で，厚い壁を築き，ポプラやヤナギの幹を梁材とし，その上にむしろを敷き，土を塗って屋根とした。…

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