By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2011-09-13 09:21:34 | Word Count: 664
Since the Middle Ages, t
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ravertine stone has been an important building material. An enormous castle in Burghausen, Germany, is 1000 years old was built mainly with travertine and still stands today. The name, travertine, was derived from the ancient Roman words lapis tiburtinus, or tibur stone, named after the town of Tibur. Eventually, the name was corrupted to travertine.