Grinding

1. The grinding stone , or grinding , is a Sedimentary rock Silice uses (or siliceous Roche) used to the surroundings of 1880 to manufacture grinding stones with grain, from where its name.

Only the densest parts of a bench of grinding could be appropriate for the manufacture of grinding stones. The stone often cavernous, i.e. is perforated as some Gruyère S. This structure vacuolar communicates some to him to be able of insulation which was very appreciated.

2. Grinding : Name given to certain old houses of the Paris region which use this material in particular certain villas built at the beginning of the 20th century and which are made conspicuous by their architectural style and their ornamentations inspired by the Art nouveau.

3. The grinding was as tools for the tapestry makers, it is from there as comes probably the name from Molière, initially Moliere , wire of Jean Pocquelin commercial tapestry maker then ordinary tapestry maker of Louis XIV.

Layers

There exist many layers of grinding in the neighborhoods of Paris; this is why this stone was used also much for construction.

These is a stone which thus characterizes the architectural style of these communes bordering on Paris. Indeed in the the Valley-of-Marne and the Hauts-de-Seine, much of architects used the grinding one with overlaps of Céramique and Faïence on the frontages on constructions of the beginning of the century at the years 1930. The style which out of spring is thus very Art nouveau, with in particular the use of wrought iron which comes to supplement the architectural spirit.

Structure and town planning

One gives also the name of grinding to certain typical villas of the Parisian suburbs using the grinding stone and to the neat architectural style comprising many decorations. “The beautiful grinding ones” of Parisian suburbs, the majority built between 1880 and 1930 by Parisian rich person wishing to benefit from the countryside, are threatened more and more, they however contribute by their charms to give heart to the small residential districts of the suburbs of Paris and belong to the typical inheritance of the area Île-de-France.

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