Dry stone buildings in Spain

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Tomeu Piza builds a wall in his farm using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Some men build a wall using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to biuld a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Picture shows terraces built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Picture shows terraces built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to biuld a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to biuld a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to biuld a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Two people walk past a wall built using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Some men build a wall using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Two men build a wall using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Tomeu Piza builds a wall in his farm using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Picture shows terraces built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A woman touches a wall built usinf the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Picture shows terraces built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Tomeu Piza builds a wall in his farm using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Picture shows terraces built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Some men build a wall using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to biuld a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Some men build a wall using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Some men build a wall using the dry stone technique in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to biuld a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man uses the dry stone technique to build a wall in Esporles on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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A man walks past a wall built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

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Picture shows terraces built using the dry stone technique in Banyalbufar on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on December 11, 2018. The art of dry stone walling, inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, (sometimes called drystack) is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully selected interlocking stones. / AFP / JAIME REINA

Dry stone buildings in Spain

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