The word travertine is derived from "tiburtinus", as it mainly comes from an area below Tivoli. In fact, travertine was one of the most commonly used materials for the construction of buildings and public works by the Romans, so much so that it later became known under the name Roman travertine. Among the most famous travertine monuments in the world, it is impossible not to mention the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica or the Trevi Fountain.
トラバーチンは、さまざまな色で入手できるため、非常に用途の広い岩と見なされています。 石器時代と酸化物や他の不純物の取り込み（この岩の多孔性を考えると正常です）は、乳白色からクルミやピンクに至るまで、古典的なトラバーチンに加えて、さまざまなトラバーチンに生命を与えましたスカーレット。
トラバーチンは、その弾力性、大気要因に対する優れた耐性、および容易に滑らかにされて彫られる能力のために、間違いなく、建築および建設プロジェクトの建設の分野でローマ人によって使用される最も一般的な石でした。
The most famous travertine monument (for the construction of the main columns, floors and façades) is undoubtedly the Colosseum, which, in addition to being an indisputable symbol of the capital and of the UNESCO heritage, was inscribed in 2007. The Seven Wonders of the World. Just imagine that a road was purposely built to transport the travertine blocks from the quarry in Tibur (today Bagni a Tivoli) to the capital.
In addition to the Colosseum, travertine adorns the exterior of the Teatro Marcelo, the frame of the Pantheon, the columns of St. Peter's Basilica, the architectural structure of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and the Basilica of San Giovanni in Lateran . The work of the Trevi Fountain, the largest fountain in Rome and another symbol of the Eternal City, fully embodies the combination of travertine and water in its splendid and spectacular Baroque style.
The arches of the remains of the aqueduct are also made of travertine rock. The arches of the Claudian aqueduct were made of travertine stone, so the area was named "Arco di Travertino". One of the characteristics of the Claudian aqueduct is the magnificent chiaroscuro effect, mainly due to the use of travertine blocks alternating with raw stones such as peperino and red tuff.
世界の他の地域では、パリのSacre Coeurは言うまでもありません。これは、耐霜性のトラバーチンであるシャトーラングドンの石でできており、年齢や露出によって白くなり、雨によって輝きます。 または、ロサンゼルスのゲッティセンターは、100平方メートルを超えるイタリアから輸入されたトラバーチン石で建てられた建築構造で、周囲の自然環境を補完し、歴史的建造物の概念に敬意を表しています。
