I love the cobblestones here. They offer the photographer many possible omages..
The cobblestones have color in Old San Juan. They are not stone or bricks. These cobblestones were an ingenious use of slag from Spain’s iron foundries. Slag is a waste product when iron is refined. Made into blocks the slag made long lasting cobblestones. The stones were brought to the island as ship ballast in the 16th century and their blue tint gives the streets a colorful, Caribbean look.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
San Juan Cobblestones
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