You are slowly but surely becoming a brick expert.
Not only do you now know how they’re made and laid - you ‘ve also spotted lots of different bonds and patterns.
Today' we’ll focus on decorative or ornamental brickwork. Because why build a plain wall if you can play with shapes and colours?
Throughout the ages builders have created the most intricate and beautiful designs using coloured, glazed or sculptured bricks.
Sometimes quite basic, as the example you can see above.
Sometimes very elaborate, like this detail on the Ishtar gate, constructed in about 575 BCE, from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin:
Photograph by Jamie430 reproduced under a CC license
Even sticking to the same colour can yield quite intricate results - check out these 11th century towers in Iran, built as tombs for two Seljukian princes:
Or these twisted - in a good way - Tudor Chimneys at Hampton Court
Hampton Stacks by Billbee on Wikipedia
Today, look for decorative or ornamental brickwork in your part of the world.
How many different designs can you spot?
How are they made? Are the bricks simply varied in position or colour, or are different shapes and sizes involved?
And which design do you like best?
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